The B-24 Liberator Haulers

The B-24 Liberator Haulers Transport and Personnel Variants During WW2 Language:English Format:Hardback Pages:296 Photos:200 mono illustrations Publisher:Air World ISBN:9781399031615 Item No. 9781399031615 With iconic images depicting it in the skies over Occupied Europe or the Far East, the B-24 Liberator is remembered for its part in the Allies’ bombing campaigns during the Second World War. But there was another part to this famous four-engine aircraft – one that is less well known.While the Douglas C-47 Dakota is deservedly celebrated as the most important twin-engine transport aircraft of the war, the early use of the four-engine Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber as a passenger carrier is virtually unknown but was as important. Since the B-24 had more interior room than the B-17, it could be more easily be converted into a personnel carrier.These early Liberators operated America’s and Britain’s early diplomat