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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
ORIGINS
Commodores, Cats and Coronados!
Bomber thinking.
The Munich Crisis and its effect on American policy.
The Purchasing Commissions
EARLY MODELS
The ‘Davis’ wing.
The YB-24
Early developments and problems
The Atlantic Return Ferry Service and BOAC
The B-24A and B
The B-24C
CONSTRUCTION
Fuselage Structure
Wing Structure
Tail Assembly
Engines and Controls
Fuel System
Oil System
Flying Controls
Hydraulics
Undercarriage
Bomb Doors
Flaps
Oxygen System
Radio Equipment
Heating
THE B-24D VARIANTS
To England!
Ploesti!
Pacific Prelude
Long range bombing in the Pacific
Liberators for Australia
In service with the Allies
The C-87 Liberator Express
Willow Run comes on stream.
Keeping track of everything
Assembly ships
PB4Y-1 AND PB4Y-2
Atlantic Operations
Project ‘Anvil’
Coastguard use
Project ‘Yehudi’
PB4Y-2
LATER MODELS
Changes of turrets
Royal Air Force use.
The Model J
Carpetbagger Operations
Radar Operations and Electronic Countermeasures
Royal Air Force Electronic Countermeasures
Emergency fuel tankers
The Lightweight Lib
The M Model
YOU BEND ’EM - WE MEND ’EM!
OTHER USERS
Dutch Air Force Use.
Indian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Chinese Nationalist Air Force
South African Air Force
Civilian uses
The firefighters
FROM THE COCKPIT
PREFL1GHT
BEFORE STARTING ENGINES.
START ENGINES.
BEFORE TAXYING.
BEFORE TAKE-OFF.
AFTER TAKE-OFF.
BEFORE LANDING.
FINAL APPROACH.
RUNNING TAKE-OFF.
GO-AROUND.
END OF LANDING ROLL.
TO SECURE AIRPLANE.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
IN COMPARISON
B-24 vs B-17
B-24 vs the Soviets
B-24 vs the Axis
B-24 vs British designs
The B-24 munitons
The failure of the industrial web theory.
The problem with the B-24...
In conclusion...
VARIANTS
UNITS
UNITED STATES
FIFTH AIR FORCE
SIXTH AIR FORCE
SEVENTH AIR FORCE
EIGHTH AIR FORCE
NINTH AIR FORCE
UNITED KINGDOM - Royal Air Force
INDEX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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