{"id":507,"date":"2026-06-21T20:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation.christophermreed.net\/?page_id=507"},"modified":"2026-06-21T20:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:56:59","slug":"b-24d-walk-around","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/b-24d-walk-around\/","title":{"rendered":"B-24D walk around"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-362 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"B-24D Liberator cockpit area\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_3.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Forward fuselage detail of Consolidated B-24D Liberator &#8220;Strawberry Bitch&#8221; (s\/n 42-72843), showcasing the cockpit canopy, mission tally markings, 512th Bombardment Squadron skull-and-crossbones insignia, and starboard Hamilton Standard propeller hub.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-363 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_4-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"B-24D engine nacelle and main landing gear\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_4-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_4-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_4-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_4.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Side profile walk-around reference shot capturing the massive engine nacelle and main gear strut on a preserved B-24D Liberator, with the National Museum of the USAF display environment in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-366 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"B-24D underside of engine nacelle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_7.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-365\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-365 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"B-24D main landing gear well\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_6.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Direct upward walk-around shot detailing the complex internal airframe structure and structural bracing inside the main gear bay of a preserved Consolidated B-24 Liberator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-364 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"B-24D Liberator tail turret\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b-24d-strawberry-bitch-walkaround_5.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close-up walk-around reference shot capturing the rear gunner enclosure and turret on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, photographed under museum lighting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>B-24D Bibliography:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Storm of Eagles: The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II<\/strong> John Dibbs, Kent Ramsey ISBN 978-0-7858-3716-9<br \/>\np.76: photo of FDR and a B-24D at the Fort Worth plant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; B-24D Bibliography: Storm of Eagles: The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II John Dibbs, Kent Ramsey ISBN 978-0-7858-3716-9 p.76: photo of FDR and a B-24D at the Fort Worth plant 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