On this day in aviation history, December 29, 1939, the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first flight. In time, the Liberator would become the most widely produced ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

Ford and his top engineer, Charles Sorensen, believed Consolidated Aircraft had "created a hell ... "To compare a Ford V8 with a four-engine Liberator bomber was like matching a garage with ...