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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="Shandor" data-source="post: 1763220" data-attributes="member: 50">War-torn Warbirds: Haunting Images of B-24 LiberatorsThe Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. A total of 18.842 were build, able to carry a maximum of 8000 pounds of bombs and were equipped with 10 .50 caliber machine guns for defense.According to <a href="http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwariiaircraft/p/b24liberator.htm">militaryhistory.about.com</a> the B-24 wasn’t hugely popular with the air crews:Among the issues with the B-24 was its inability to sustain heavy damage and remain aloft. The wings in particular proved vulnerable to enemy fire and if hit in critical areas could give way completely. It was not uncommon to see a B-24 falling from the sky with its wings folded upwards like a butterfly. Also, the aircraft proved highly susceptible to fires as many of the fuel tanks were mounted in the upper parts of the fuselage. In addition, crews nicknamed the B-24 the “Flying Coffin” as it possessed only one exit which was located near the tail of the aircraft. This made it difficult to impossible for the flight crew to escape a crippled B-24.Over 6000 B-24 Liberators were lost during WWII, 31% of all those build…What follows is a haunting collection of photographs of B-24’s, some made it back to base and some didn’t. Let this be a tribute to the bravery of the crews who day in, day out, risked their lives in an effort to shorten the war.<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/7ea39f4da551ea3856ff9fb5fc725c50"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/7ea39f4da551ea3856ff9fb5fc725c50-640x500.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator in a German field. Of 240 low-flying Liberators that dropped supplies to Allied troops in the Rhine crossing [<a href="http://liberationtrilogy.com/books/guns-at-last-light/historical-photos/slideshow/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/85f102a336cbe261020d455638fbf25f"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/85f102a336cbe261020d455638fbf25f-640x540.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>A damaged B-24 Liberator from the 376th American bombardment in flight over Toulon 1944. [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/289356344784357044/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/5f08b5cf06e547a405a15c7ed572703d"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5f08b5cf06e547a405a15c7ed572703d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B-24 caught just at the moment of crashing during Operation Market Garden, Holland Sept 1944. [<a href="http://demons.swallowthesky.org/post/40392068606">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/31786ae1e7745bbcc72f7c8c2dbeaaee"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/31786ae1e7745bbcc72f7c8c2dbeaaee.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B24 Liberator Hit by Flak [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/232850243207871036/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/0ceb6cc544cf07af07e9adbb8674d305"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0ceb6cc544cf07af07e9adbb8674d305-640x500.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Crew member examines wing of a Consolidated B-24 “Liberator” which was badly-damaged during pre-invasion raid over Iwo Jima. Marianas Islands [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/390335492678496457/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/891bb1601c3d541de7f49514f2de0209"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/891bb1601c3d541de7f49514f2de0209-640x497.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Fire spreads rapidly across a damaged B-24 [<a href="http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?f=335&t=691&start=280">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/8ea07a2b41c4f495a0dfc9ee7f326c35"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8ea07a2b41c4f495a0dfc9ee7f326c35-640x490.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B-24 hit by FLAK and explodes in mid air [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/390335492678496423/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/ca9f43444319211b55b7e62595a56811"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ca9f43444319211b55b7e62595a56811-640x457.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Inspection of a damaged B-24 after being hit by the 1000-pound bombs. March 14, 1945 [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/348466089889988490/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/23672d5d7ed4044ff68522e90bcb6be5"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/23672d5d7ed4044ff68522e90bcb6be5-640x485.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>“T’ings Is Tuff”, the Douglas-Tulsa-built Consolidated B-24H-15-DT Liberator, s/n 41-28931, 724th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force making a belly-landing at its base in Apulia Southern Italy after being damaged by Flak on a mission to Ploesti/Romania [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/226657793720191004/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.zona-militar.com/foros/#">CorreoMás...</a><a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/a3c9de6b8bfe77a6a6da0e0b367e4907"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/a3c9de6b8bfe77a6a6da0e0b367e4907-640x491.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Damaged B24 at Manston after emergency landing 15 June 1944 [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/568720259170146157/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/321a263c169c4369bdcd2cf2fb500e8a"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/321a263c169c4369bdcd2cf2fb500e8a-640x479.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The Consolidated B-24 bomber “The Chambermaid” after an emergency landing [<a href="http://waffenss1972.tumblr.com/post/108866680195/american-boeing-b-24-the-chambermaid-bomber">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/7d662351282e2847fdc2c0f85fb02055"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/7d662351282e2847fdc2c0f85fb02055-640x419.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B-24 flying through thick FLAK, one engine has been hit and is smoking [<a href="http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&t=14428&finish=15&start=45">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/99674992c3f6c046a7b3ff05fae6cad0"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/99674992c3f6c046a7b3ff05fae6cad0-640x484.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B-24H-1-CF, 392nd BG, 579th BS, “Last Frontier” crash landed at Wendling, UK, after three engines stopped. 1 killed. [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/536491374330687059/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/9726b3d64e850eb17c81d5f3fb5b3337"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/9726b3d64e850eb17c81d5f3fb5b3337-640x454.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The terrible end of a B-24 and her crew [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/536491374331385771/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/29d7c77114a2517b763edb3aad85e61d"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/29d7c77114a2517b763edb3aad85e61d-640x358.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B-24 Belly landing The Hellcat 7 Dec 43 [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/430586414344583966/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/a3444dd925b66e0b1952bfa6c7a3ad06"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/a3444dd925b66e0b1952bfa6c7a3ad06-640x497.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B-24J-1-DT Liberator s/n 42-51250 701st Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. Damaged over Coblenz,Germany on the return flight from bombing the marshalling yards at Hanau,Germany on November 11,1944. She crashlanded at her home field of Tibenham. [<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/4307973172/in/photostream/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/16e188df719cea8f7b8116f8b1127673"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/16e188df719cea8f7b8116f8b1127673-640x428.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>458th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator crassh. This is an assembly ship. These planes were painted bright colors to assist in assembling the large bomber formations. [<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/4307973172/in/photostream/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/4b72354f65d37f5d461af2951df10c37"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/4b72354f65d37f5d461af2951df10c37-640x404.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>B-24 after an emergency landing [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/519884350705705599/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/97208fb4089e46f8d83e15f7683785d2"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/97208fb4089e46f8d83e15f7683785d2-640x500.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Crashed on take off from San Giovanni Field,Italy on April 12,1945 killing 6 of the crew. [<a href="http://ww2today.com/10-january-1945-lucky-escape-for-b-24-liberator-bomber-crew">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/attachment/c0488aa6d95f06a0596da4f361176ab2"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/c0488aa6d95f06a0596da4f361176ab2-640x510.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>A damaged B-24 Liberator “Burma Bound”, of the 451st Bomber Group returns to base after a raid on Munich. [<a href="http://waralbum.ru/122021/">Via</a>]<a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/2">http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/war-torn-warbirds-haunting-images-of-b-24-liberators.html/2</a></blockquote>

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