B-24 Liberator Union Jack Rocks Glass

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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a vital heavy bomber and maritime patrol aircraft in RAF service, received in large numbers through Lend-Lease. Over 1,400 Liberators served with the RAF from 1941 onwards, in several marks: Liberator Mk I to Mk VIII, corresponding to various B-24 variants (from B-24A to B-24J and beyond). RAF use of the Liberator was diverse, covering Bomber Command, Coastal Command, Transport Command, and SEAC operations.

Liberators were critical in long-range anti-submarine warfare, closing the mid-Atlantic gap during the Battle of the Atlantic. Operated by RAF Coastal Command squadrons like No. 120 and No. 224, they were equipped with radar, Leigh Lights, and depth charges to hunt U-boats. Liberators destroyed more submarines than any other Allied aircraft.

In the Far East, Liberators flew with RAF Bomber Command (India) and SEAC, conducting bombing missions over Burma and Siam. Squadrons included No. 159, 355, and 356, often flying from India and Ceylon. The RAAF and RCAF also operated Liberators under RAF command in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres, respectively.

RAF Liberators were gradually retired post-war, with the last withdrawn in the late 1940s.