{"id":124,"date":"2026-03-21T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation.christophermreed.net\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2026-10-10T16:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:08:57","slug":"review-consolidated-b-24-liberator-production-line-to-frontline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/review-consolidated-b-24-liberator-production-line-to-frontline\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Consolidated B-24 Liberator: Production Line to Frontline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Author:<\/b> Michael O\u2019Leary; softcover, 144 pages<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"2\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Highlights:<\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Building a Bomber:<\/b> Detailed views of the production line and high-quality shots of various subassemblies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">PBY-1:<\/b> Featured with the KU3N-1 anti-ship missile.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">EZB-24M:<\/b> Focus on the ice research aircraft, noted as the last active USAF Liberator.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Haulers:<\/b> Coverage of transport variants including the LB-30A, C-87A, RY-1, BOAC Liberators, and the RB-24A (40-2377) conversion, plus Scottish Airways G-AHZR.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Color Section:<\/b> Features a collection of vintage B-24 advertisements.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">British Liberators:<\/b> Includes a comprehensive table of U-boat kills.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Carpetbaggers:<\/b> Two shots of special operations aircraft, including B-24H 42-51211.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,7,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Nose Art:<\/b> Several high-quality photographs of crew-applied art.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,8,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Postwar Scrapping:<\/b> Documentation of the scrapping process, including RB-24L 44-49630 (a B-29 gunnery trainer) and the engineless XB-24N at Wright-Patterson.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,9,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Technical Drawings:<\/b> Includes four pages of scale side-view illustrations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/b-24d-walk-around\/\"><strong>B-24D Liberator walk around<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/review-b-24-combat-missions-first-hand-accounts-of-liberator-operations-over-nazi-europe\/\">Review: B-24 Combat Missions: First-Hand Accounts of Liberator Operations over Nazi Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fineartamerica.com\/profiles\/7-christopher-reed\/shop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-114\" src=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aviation-art1-300x204.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aviation-art1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aviation-art1.jpg 432w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" data-neo-global--processed-neo-rename=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fineartamerica.com\/profiles\/7-christopher-reed\/shop\">Aviation Art<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Michael O\u2019Leary; softcover, 144 pages Highlights: Building a Bomber: Detailed views of the production line and high-quality shots of various subassemblies. 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