The second of America's great four engined heavy bombers of the Second World War, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator actually began development after the Army Air Corps approached the company to build B-17 Flying Fortresses. Unimpressed at the prospect, Consolidated proposed that they could design and produce their own bomber in the same time it would take them to establish production lines, and it would be better than a Flying Fortress. When their XB-24 prototype took to the air on 29th December 1939, it was a very different looking aeroplane to the B-17 Flying Fortress, with its shoulder mounted thin wings, deep, yet narrow fuselage and twin boom tail, it had a maritime aircraft appearance about it. Following its eventual USAAF introduction in 1941, the B-24 Liberator was produced in vast quantities, serving in every theatre during the Second World War, and making a vital contribution to the Allied War effort.

 

What's in the box?

Plastic kit

Instruction sheet

Paint guide

Decal Sheet

Parts: 258

Scheme Options: 2

  • Consolidated B-24D-25-CO Liberator, 41-24301 'Lady Be Good', 514th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, Ninth Air Force, United States Air Force, Soluch, Libya, March 1943
  • Consolidated B-24D-25-CO Liberator, 41-24290 'Hell's Belle', 400th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group, Fifth Air Force, United States Air Force, Iron Range Airfield, Queensland, Australia, mid-1943

 

Item Dimensions

Length (cm) - 46.5

Width (cm) - 29.8

Wingspan (mm) - 298

Paint and glue not included

SKU AIR-09011
Brand Airfix

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