The B-24 Liberator

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The B-24 Liberator

Quite possibly the most mass produced plane ever, the B-24 entered service just before the B-24 and is probably the most underatted plane of WW2. The Eighth Air Force, operated many of these massive planes and total production reached 18,000

The US Bombers Series:

The B-17 Flying Fortress
The B-24 Liberator
The B-25 Mitchell
The B-26 Liberator
The B-29 Flying Superfortress
The B-36 Peacemaker
The B-47 Stratojet
The B-52 Stratofortress
The B-57 Canberra
The B-58 Hustler
The B-70 Vakeilri
The B-1 Lancer
The B-2 Stealth Bomber
If it is bold it is done at the time of publication!

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

This is a short article. Anyhow, please read it.

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The B-17 originated from the Boeing Model 299, which was unveiled in 1934. When it first entered service in WW2, it had a shorter range and smaller bomb load than the B-24 Liberator. During the period from 1942 to 1945 it was the 8th Air Force's main strategic bomber.

When the B-17 was used in anger against the Germans it was feared by Germany due to it's heavy firepower. During the runs on Dresden, Collone and Hamburg, the B-17 was used to massive effect by the USAAF and killed many people.

When it was replaced by the B-29 and B-36, it was considered one of the best bombers; ever.

Next, expect an article on the B-24, the second plane in my US Bombers series!

The US Bombers Series:

The B-17 Flying Fortress
The B-24 Liberator
The B-29 Flying Superfortress
The B-36 Peacemaker
The B-47 Stratojet
The B-52 Stratofortress
The B-57 Canberra
The B-58 Hustler
The B-70 Vakeilri
The B-1 Lancer
The B-2 Stealth Bomber

If it is bold it is done at the time of publication!

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P-51 Mustang

Sorry, this is my first "real" post in about a month. Anyhow, here is the new article on the P-51 Mustang.

The North American P-51 Mustang

1: Humble Beginnings:

The P-51 was suggested originally for the RAF, for the low-level tactical recon role. This was mainly because it's current engines could not handles high-level flight. When North American fitted them with more modern Merlin engines, these problems where solved.

2: "As soon as I saw Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the war was won"
The Mustang soon relieved the P-47 Thunderbolt in escort duties. The new Mustangs, with drop tanks could fly to the heart of Germany and back. They could out maneuver and outgun any Luftwaffe fighter and shot down some Me 262 jet fighters. The Mustang lost a advantage, due to the new Fokker-Wolf Fw 190, that had some advantages. But, the P-51 was used in greater numbers than the 190. It was used to escort B-17's and B-24's and was used to escort B-29's in the
Pacific theater.

3: The end of a long life
P-51's(now designated F-51's) where the USAF's main fighter in early Korea and
was soon replaced by the F-80 (which was soon replaced by the F-86.) They where used in the 1970's by the Indonesian Air Force. The original blueprint was so good, that in 1968 it was brought back as an anti rebel fighter.


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Sorry!

Sorry guys, I have not posted lately.
Anyhow, soon I will have an aticle on the P-51 Mustang.