The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was one of the first heavy bombers employed by the Allies during World War 2. It fought alongside the iconic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress across all continents and was ...
This is the story of the B-24 Liberator Extra Joker, a bomber assigned to the 451st Bomb Group operating from Italy during World War II. In 1944, Extra Joker was shot down in combat, and the tragic ...
Congress reached a compromise, approving just over half of the requested number of planes to be built over the next five years. However, the tide of war was in Germany's favor, and by 1940, the Nazis ...