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B-24 Liberators of the RAAF: The Heavy Bombers of WWII
How did the Royal Australian Air Force utilize B-24 Liberators in World War II? This video takes a deep dive into their ...
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The B-24 Bomber that Vanished Without a Trace - The Story of _Lady Be Good_
A B-24 bomber sent on a mission in 1943, it vanished and wasn’t found until 15 years later. In this video, we explore the events surrounding its vanishing and the mystery that followed. More for You ...
This 100-year-old was a B-24 bomber navigator -- and a Mets’ Veteran of the Game. Meet Preston (Moe) Plumb.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Preston (Moe) Plumb says that throughout his life he was conscious of a healthy lifestyle, a nutritious ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
The first piece of B-24 was completed at Willow Run two days after the attack. But Edsel had promised that the massive bombers would take flight in May 1942. After numerous delays and production ...
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Bombers of World War II
The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...
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The secret WWII mission that had US bombers flying at treetop height deep inside Nazi-occupied Europe
The B-24 Liberator was the most produced US aircraft ... Most Carpetbagger missions were flown in bombers retrofitted to drop spies and supplies instead of bombs. They were painted black to ...
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The US military is trying to identify dozens of airmen who didn't make it home from a daring bomber raid on 'Hitler's gas station'
Crashed bombers and bodies left a horrifying scene ... As he approached his target over Ploesti, his B-24 was hit by an anti-aircraft shell and caught fire. Instead of attempting an emergency ...
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‘He was never forgotten’
Photo courtesy the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency In mid-March, the Department of Defense announced that it had recovered the remains of a Ford City native who piloted a crippled B-24 bomber ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
"We must be the arsenal of democracy." The B-24 bomber, dubbed the Liberator, would become a mainstay of that arsenal. The hearty bomber saw service in all theaters of the war but played an ...