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<!--BEGIN SPECIFICATIONS--> B-24 Liberator Specifications Primary Function: Bomber Contractor: Consolidated Crew: Ten Unit Cost: ~$336,000 Powerplant Four Pratt &amp; Whitney R-1830-43 or -65 fourteen cylinder radial engines at 1,200 hp Dimensions Length: 67 ft, 2 in (20.47 m) Wingspan: 110 ft (33.53 m) Height: 18 ft (5.49 m) Weights Empty: 37,000 lb (16,798 kg) Maximum Takeoff: 65,000 lb (29,510 kg) -- operational Performance Speed: 290 mph (467 km/h) Ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,540 m) Range: 2,200 mi (3,540 km) Armament Six .50-calibre guns; internal bomb load of 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) w/ optional external bomb racks Service Life First Flight: December 29, 1939 (XB-24) End of Service: 1944 Number Built: B-24D (2,698) + B-24J (6,678) + B-24M (2,593) + B-24L (1,667) + 4,385 others [~18,021 total] <!--END SPECIFICATIONS--> <!--BEGIN ACHIEVEMENTS--> B-24 Liberator Achievements The B-24 was produced in even greater numbers than the B-17 Flying Fortress Liberators are recorded to having dropped over 630,000 tons of bombs <!--END ACHIEVEMENTS--> <!--BEGIN FEATURES--> <!-- B-24 Liberator Features --> <!--END FEATURES--> <!--BEGIN BACKGROUND--> <!-- B-24 Liberator Background --> <!--END BACKGROUND-->

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