{"product_id":"consolidated-b-24h-liberator","title":"Consolidated B-24H Liberator","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bluefoot-row bluefoot-entity\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"bluefoot-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"bluefoot-textarea bluefoot-entity\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bluefoot-textarea bluefoot-entity\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eConsolidated B-24H Liberator\u003c\/span\u003e 1:72\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"heading--3\"\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"title\"\u003e\u003csection class=\"section section--pattern-grey\" id=\"theModel\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"grid grid--1-col@medium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item grid__item--60\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe second of America's great four-engined \u003cbr\u003eheavy bombers of the Second World War, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator \u003cbr\u003ebegan development after the Army Air Corps approached the company to \u003cbr\u003ebuild B-17 Flying Fortresses. Unimpressed at the prospect, Consolidated \u003cbr\u003eproposed that they could design and produce their own bomber in the same\u003cbr\u003e time it would take them to establish production lines, and it would be \u003cbr\u003ebetter than a Flying Fortress. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWhen their XB-24 prototype took to\u003cbr\u003e the air on 29th December 1939, it was a very different-looking \u003cbr\u003eaeroplane to the B-17 Flying Fortress, with its shoulder-mounted thin \u003cbr\u003ewings, deep, yet narrow fuselage and twin-boom tail, it had a maritime \u003cbr\u003eaircraft appearance about it. Following its eventual USAAF introduction \u003cbr\u003ein 1941, the B-24 Liberator was produced in vast quantities, serving in \u003cbr\u003eevery theatre during the Second World War, and making a vital \u003cbr\u003econtribution to the Allied War effort. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe introduction of the \u003cbr\u003e'H' model addressed the aircraft's vulnerability to frontal attack, \u003cbr\u003esomething enemy fighter pilots had been exploiting since the B-24's \u003cbr\u003eintroduction. This variant was the first to be manufactured with an \u003cbr\u003eelectrically operated Emerson A-15 nose turret but also had around 50 \u003cbr\u003eother modifications to make the Liberator a more combat-effective \u003cbr\u003eaircraft. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThis was also the first variant to truly take advantage\u003cbr\u003e of America's capacity for mass production and it was claimed that Ford \u003cbr\u003ecould produce Liberators faster than the USAAF could process them into \u003cbr\u003eservice. The Consolidated B-24 Liberator became the most heavily \u003cbr\u003eproduced four-engined bomber in the history of warfare and America's \u003cbr\u003emost produced aircraft of the Second World War. Quite simply, the B-24 \u003cbr\u003ewas flown by more men, carried more bombs over greater distances and \u003cbr\u003edestroyed more targets than any other bomber in the history of aviation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item grid__item--40\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"heading--3\"\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"title\"\u003e\u003csection class=\"section section--default\" id=\"whatsInside\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"grid grid--2-col\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item wysiwyg\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ePlastic kit, instruction sheet, paint guide and decal sheet.  \u003c\/span\u003e                  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bluefoot-row bluefoot-entity\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"bluefoot-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"bluefoot-textarea bluefoot-entity\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/3000x1876\/5917\/1105\/4979\/a09010_2.jpg%3Ffit%3D1\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 1500px; width: 618px; height: 386px; margin: 0.5px 0px;\" alt=\"A09010 Consolidated B-24H Liberator\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/645x403\/4717\/1105\/4986\/a09010_4.jpg%3Ffit%3D1\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"A09010 Consolidated B-24H Liberator\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 644px; width: 618px; height: 387px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/645x403\/3217\/1105\/4969\/a09010_10.jpg%3Ffit%3D1\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"A09010 Consolidated B-24H Liberator\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 644px; width: 618px; height: 387px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/645x403\/9317\/1105\/5002\/a09010_9.jpg%3Ffit%3D1\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"A09010 Consolidated B-24H Liberator\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 644px; width: 618px; height: 387px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/DMN8RNz\/GDag-UKOWk-AECJZa.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"1\/72- Consolidated B-24H Liberator by Airfix - 3D renders+box  art+schemes+sprues+test build - release in May 2024 - The Rumourmonger -  Britmodeller.com\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 640px; height: 447px; margin: 0px; width: 447px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/1060x340\/jpg\/9517\/1110\/4597\/A09010--SCH_A.webp\" alt=\"A09010  SCH A\" class=\"media__img u-mb-30\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading--5 u-mb-half\"\u003eConsolidated B-24H-10-FO Liberator, \u003cbr\u003e42-52234 'Corky Burgundy Bombers', 733rd Bomb Squadron, RAF Old \u003cbr\u003eBuckenham Airfield, Norfolk, England, 1944.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/1060x340\/jpg\/7917\/1110\/4598\/A09010--SCH_B.webp\" alt=\"A09010  SCH B\" class=\"media__img u-mb-30\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading--5 u-mb-half\"\u003eConsolidated B-24H-15-FO Liberator, \u003cbr\u003e42-52699 'Valiant Lady', 831st Bomb Squadron, 485th Bomb Group, \u003cbr\u003eFifteenth Air Force, United States Army Air Force, Venosa, Italy, 1944.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airfix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57794957607296,"sku":"A09010","price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/AirfixA09010.jpg?v=1775214201","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/consolidated-b-24h-liberator","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}