Pacific Aircraft Models 15/142
Wingspan: 21.3"
Fuselage Length: 12.8"
B-24 Silver Model Airplane: An Exquisite Addition to Your Growing Collection
Our Silver B-24 Liberator model airplane is delicately handcrafted and made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding, carving and modeling to its original form. Painstakingly and passionately worked by our master craftsmen on the Silver B-24 Liberator model airplane's details, ensuring exactness and precision based on the original airplane.
Our museum-quality B-24 Silver model plane is truly unique and not constructed from kits. The B-24 Silver model plane comes with a sturdy, durable base with a chrome steel support mounting rod or you can have our variable pitch wall mount accessory, allowing your to be displayed either hanging on the wall or the ceiling for an added effect. This top-quality B-24 Silver model plane will surely be appreciated by anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.
B-24 Liberator History:
The B-24 Liberator sits in the shadow of the most famous bomber, the B-17 Flying Fortress. However, in the beginning of the war, it would be the most influential bomber and was manufactured in great numbers. Actually, a total of 19,256 B-24 bombers of all variants would be produced, which is more than any other US warplane of any era.
The success and strength of the B-24 Liberator is due to a wing design sold to Consolidated in 1937 by David R. Davis, a near-destitute inventor. Reuben H. Fleet, the president of Consolidated, was convinced through wind tunnel tests that this slender wing with sharp camber would provide greater 'lift'.
Model 32, the name given for the prototype XB-24, would take its first flight on December 28, 1939 over the skies of San Diego. Four Pratt & Whitney 1100 hp engines provided the power for the XB-24. The US Army ordered 7 YB-24, service test bombers with turbo-superchargers for high altitude flight, in March 1939. Nine B-24C's would come next, but none would be used in combat. The B-24D, however, would be used throughout the world theater. On June 30, 1943, the turret-equipped B-24H would appear on the scene, followed by the B-24J, L and M, which would include full gun armament.
