B-24 Liberator
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United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24D Liberator over Maxwell Field, Alabama.
Role
  • Heavy bomber
  • Anti-submarine warfare
  • Maritime patrol aircraft
ManufacturerConsolidated Aircraft
First flight29 December 1939
Introduction1941
Retired1968 (Indian Air Force)
Primary usersUnited States Army Air Forces
  • United States Navy
  • Royal Air Force
  • Royal Australian Air Force
Produced1940–1945
Number built18,188
Variants
  • Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
  • Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
  • Consolidated Liberator I
Developed into
  • Consolidated R2Y
  • Consolidated B-32 Dominator