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Variants
XB-24 Prototype
Yb-24 Test aircraft
B-24A (9 built)
LB-30A RAF Unarmed transport aircraft converted
from the YB-24's Number converted: 6 (of 7 YB-24's)
B-24C (9 built)
B-24D Initial production version (2,738 built)
SB-24D Conversion of B-24D to (10 built)
XB-41 Escort fighter version (1 built)
B-24E New propellor blades (801 built)
B-24G B-24 D variant with new engines (430 built)
B-24H Essentially same as B-24G, with Emerson nose
turret, Sperry ball turret (retractable), and improved beam gunner stations
(concerning airflow) (3,100 built)
B-24J Improved H version, nose and tail turrets,
Sperry ventral turret, Martin Dorsal turret (6.678 built)
TB-24J Advanced training purposes
B-24L Same as J version, with lighter tail section
with 2 x 12,7mm manually operated guns (1,667 built)
RB-24L Converted as trainers for B-29 crews
TB-24L Converted as RADAR operator trainers
B-24M Same an L version, with a lightweight tail
section fitted with a turret (2,593 built)
TB-24M Conversion for training crews.
XB-24N/YB-24N Development of the M version (8 built)
AT-22/TB-24D Built for training flight engineers
(5 built)
C-87 Transport version (279 built) 6 to Navy as
RY-2
C-87A Liberator/RY-1 VIP version of the C-87 (6
built)
CB-24 Modified for transport
C-109 Adopted from the J and L versions for use
as a fuel tanker (208 built)
F-7 Photo reconnaissance version including F-7A
(100 built), F-7B (109 built)
PB4Y-1 Based on D, and later on M version, Naval
patrol version (977 built)
PB4Y-1P/P4Y-1P Conversion for photo reconnaissance
(65 built)
Mk I RAF version of A (20 built)
Mk II RAF version, slightly larger beacause of additional
nose sectionConsolidated Liberator Mk III for the RAF This version was
the B-24 D, delivered to the RAF. They were known under a number of designations:
Mk III RAF version of B-24D Bomber Command aircraft
including GR.Mk V, Mk IIIA and C.Mk III (366 built)
Mk IV RAF version 8 G and 22 H version aircraft
delivered
C.Mk IV RAF Same as Mk Iv Converted to the
transport type
Mk VI 1,157 B24-J were delivered to the RAF with
the following subversions:
Transferred and Redesignated aircraft
Consolidated Liberator Mk VII for the RAF 24 C-97 transports were delivered
to the RAF, receiving the C.Mk VII designation
Transferred and Redesignated aircraft
Consolidated Liberator Mk VIII for the RAF The same as Mk. VI, but
for some reason a number recieved the designation Mk VIII in stead of Mk
VI.
Transferred and Redesignated aircraft
Consolidated Liberator C.Mk IX for the RAF The same as the US RY-2,
redesignated C.MK IX upon transfer to the RAF. 29 were delivered
Transferred and Redesignated aircraft
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