{"product_id":"airfix-consolidated-b-24h-liberator-1-72-scale-plastic-model-kit-a09010","title":"Airfix Consolidated B-24H Liberator 1:72 Scale Plastic Model Kit A09010","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eAirfix Consolidated B-24H Liberator 1:72 Scale Plastic Model Kit A09010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote: Painting \u0026amp; gluing is required.  Paint and glue are not included.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item grid__item--60\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item grid__item--60\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe second of America's great four-engined heavy bombers of the Second World War, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator began development after the Army Air Corps approached the company to build B-17 Flying Fortresses. Unimpressed at the prospect, Consolidated proposed that they could design and produce their own bomber in the same time it would take them to establish production lines, and it would be better than a Flying Fortress. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhen their XB-24 prototype took to the air on 29th December 1939, it was a very different-looking aeroplane to the B-17 Flying Fortress, with its shoulder-mounted thin wings, deep, yet narrow fuselage and twin-boom tail, it had a maritime aircraft appearance about it. Following its eventual USAAF introduction in 1941, the B-24 Liberator was produced in vast quantities, serving in every theatre during the Second World War, and making a vital contribution to the Allied War effort. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe introduction of the 'H' model addressed the aircraft's vulnerability to frontal attack, something enemy fighter pilots had been exploiting since the B-24's introduction. This variant was the first to be manufactured with an electrically operated Emerson A-15 nose turret but also had around 50 other modifications to make the Liberator a more combat-effective aircraft. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis was also the first variant to truly take advantage of America's capacity for mass production and it was claimed that Ford could produce Liberators faster than the USAAF could process them into service. The Consolidated B-24 Liberator became the most heavily produced four-engined bomber in the history of warfare and America's most produced aircraft of the Second World War. Quite simply, the B-24 was flown by more men, carried more bombs over greater distances and destroyed more targets than any other bomber in the history of aviation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rock Island Hobby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184756310234,"sku":"ARXA09010","price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9403\/1322\/files\/a09010_1.jpg?v=1764696437","url":"https:\/\/www.rockislandhobby.com\/products\/airfix-consolidated-b-24h-liberator-1-72-scale-plastic-model-kit-a09010","provider":"Rock Island Hobby","version":"1.0","type":"link"}