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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was arguably the most celebrated heavy bomber of World War II. Renowned for long ranges, heavy payloads, and high cruise speeds, the B-24 gave Allied air forces a ...
An SC WWII captain was shot down, taken prisoner by Nazis. A memorial is planned in Germany.
Greenville native Miles Richard "Dick" League, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, fought in World War II. He was a prisoner of ...
La Jolla scientists aid in repatriation of World War II fliers’ remains
Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography helped find and identify crew members on a B-24 bomber shot down in ...
Hero pilot from NKY to be laid to rest 81 years after death in Germany during WWII
De Jarnette was killed on April 8, 1944, while serving as the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber with the 732nd Bombardment ...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen honors two sisters for their work during World War II
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen honored two sisters for their efforts during World War II. Pillen recognized Margy Dietz and Marcy ...
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Pentagon Flags WWII Plane That Nuked Japan as Woke
the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II. Thinking individuals will be unsurprised to learn that the Enola Gay was not actually named ...
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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
The B-24 featured a shoulder-mounted high aspect ratio Davis wing. Used on several bomber models during World War II, the Davis wing offered a lower drag coefficient than other contemporary ...