Was the B-24 bomber the best bomber in all of World War II? What about the B-17 or B-29? Here is the story of the B-24, in all of its World War II glory – The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a bomber ...
This article was previously published in the Oct. 17, 2025 edition of “Stars and Stripes.” Several summers ago I was relaxing on our back porch in central Pennsylvania. I heard a very familiar rumble ...
The American B-24 Liberator bomber sat motionless on the airfield as though awaiting inspection or maintenance from an ...
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – More than 74 years after his B-24 Liberator was shot down over the former Yugoslavia in World War II, Army Air Forces Sgt. Alfonso O. Duran is coming home. Duran’s family in ...
In the dead of night over Nazi-occupied France, a black-painted B-24 Liberator roars through the clouds—alone, unarmed, and ...
Witness a complete WWII strategic bombing mission over Germany, from the initial briefing to the perilous return, in this ...
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IKACHI, Japan — A plaque unveiled recently in this rural town near Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commemorates the nine-member crew of the Lonesome Lady, a B-24 Liberator that crashed on July 28, ...
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress could rightfully be described as the aircraft that ended the Second World War. It remains the only bomber to drop atomic bombs in wartime. The B-29 was designed in 1940 ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Unbuilt solid balsa model kit of a ...