Data (for B-24J)

Origin:  Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair)

Type:  Long-range bomber and maritime patrol aircraft - normal crew of ten

Dimensions:  Span 110' 0" (33.5 metres)  -  Length 67' 2" (20.47 metres)  -  Height 18' 0" (5.49 metres)

Weight
Empty - 37,000 lb (16,783 kg)
Loaded - 65,000 lb (29,484 kg)

Engines
Four 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder two-row radials

Armament
10 x 0.5 inch Browning machine-guns -
(disposed in four electrically operated twin turrets plus two manual singles in waist positions)
Two bomb bays with total capacity of up to 8,000 lb of bombs
(Two 4,000 lb bombs could be hung externally on inner-wing racks instead of internal load)

Performance
Maximum speed (clean) 290 mph (476 km/h)
Initial climb (typical) 900 feet (274 metres) per minute
Service ceiling 28,000 feet (3,540 metres)
Range at 190 mph (306 km/h) - 2,200 miles (3,540 km)

Consolidated B-24 Liberator - main text

Boeing B-17 - the Flying Fortress

Combat Aircraft - Index

The Battle for Leyte Gulf,  23-26 October 1944

The Battle of the Philippine Sea,  19-20 June 1944

The Fast Carrier Task Force

Acknowledgments