Consolidated B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
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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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