5/23/2023 0 Comments Corgi battle fleet![]() It was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft of World War II, and still holds the record as the most produced American military or naval aircraft. The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed and largely built by the Consolidated Aircraft Company, San Diego, California. Getting clear it managed to fly a thousand miles back to friendly territory with photos and other intelligence, but the force of the battle had damaged the aircraft beyond repair and it never flew again. Fighting a continuous forty-minute air battle, with at least nine A6M5 Zeroes, the Liberator was credited with downing at least four. Ryan as pilot, 'Sky Witch' set forth on a search for an expected Japanese fleet in Brunei Bay days after the Battle of the Philippine Sea. It became one of the early B-24D Liberators to go to war with the ‘Jolly Rogers’ in late 1942. Coming off the production line on July 28, 1942, it made its first shakedown flight just 48 hours later and was delivered on August 2nd. Internally the B-24D had been specially equipped for long-distance photo and visual reconnaissance through the fitment of an additional four 400-gallon fuel tanks on the command deck. This B-24D Liberator wore standard Olive Drab camouflage and was modified with a B-24J style nose turret. Ryan, 400th BS, 90th BG, USAAF, Mokmer Airstrip, Biak, November, 1944ġ:72 Scale. Corgi Aviation Archive Series Diecast ModelĬonsolidated B-24D Liberator - “Sky Witch”, Captain J.J.
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