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SPECIFICATIONS:
B-24J Liberator

Crew:        Ten
Powerplant:  Four P&W R-1830-65 Twin Wasp radials of 1,200 hp each
Dimensions:  Span 110 ft, length 67 ft 2 ins, wing area 1,048 sq ft.
Weights:     Empty 36,500 lb; normal loaded 56,000 lb; Max 71,000 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 2,363 US gallons in main tanks; 450 galls in aux. tanks.
Performance: Max speed 303 mph at 25,000 ft.
             Service ceiling 28,000 ft at 56,000 lb TOW.
             Range 1,700 miles with 5,000 lbs load at 25,000'
Armament:    Ten 0.5 in machine guns.
      Max internal bomb load: 8,000 lbs
             Max bomb load (unmodified): 12,800 lbs.
      Normal bomb load: 5,000 lbs.

"WITCHCRAFT"

A B-24H-15-FO, Serial Number 42-52534, of the 790th Bombardment Squardon (Heavy),
467th Bombardment Group (Heavy), Second Air (Bombardment) Division, Eighth Air Force.

The aircraft was delivered to the 467th at Wendover AAF, Utah and was assigned to
the crew of 2/Lt. George W. Reed who susequently flew it by the Air Transport
Command Southern Ferry Route from Florida to Brazil to Dakar then to England.
Departing Florida on 29 February 1944 and arriving at Station 145, Rackheath,
England on 19 March 1944. The aircraft was flown on 130 Combat Missions by various
crews without an early return or having any crewman injured or killed on the
missions. It flew on the first Group Mission on 10 April 1944 and also the last
Group Mission on 25 April 1945. The aircraft was returned to the Zone of the
Interior in June 1945 were it was subsequently salvaged.

For more information on this aircraft or the 467th Bombardment Group, visit their
web site at http://www.siscom.net/~467thbg/
 

Computer Model

This model is equipped with a Sperry autopilot; on-line instructions for
its use are available by clicking on the small rectangle to the right of the
autopilot's command attitude indicator.

The aircraft is also fitted with functioning navigation and landing lights
for night operations and is fitted with an adjustable clock for day or
night settings.

I strongly suggest that you use the on-line checklist (SHIFT + C) until you
are fully familiar with the characteristics of this aircraft.