What Was a B-24?

A typical B-24 was configured like the following (The B24-D is listed -other variations existed)

Specifications for late model B-24D:

• Four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43 fourteen-cylinder radial engines, rated at 1200 horsepower.


• Performance: Maximum speed 303 mph at 25,000 feet.


• Service ceiling: 32,000 feet.


• Range: 2300 miles with 5000 pounds of bombs. Maximum range 3500 miles.


• Fuel capacity: 3614 US gallons.


• Dimensions: Wingspan 110 feet 0 inches, length 66 feet 4 inches, height 17 feet 11 inches, wing area 1048 square feet.


• Weights: 32,605 pounds empty, 55,000 pounds gross, Maximum take-off weight 64,000 pounds.


• Armament: Bomb bay could accommodate up to eight 1600-pound bombs.


• The late model "D"s included eleven .50 caliber machine guns: three in the nose, two in the belly turret, two in a tail turret, two in a dorsal turret (just aft of the cockpit), and two in the waist.