The British Royal Air Force operated Consolidated B-24 Liberators in numerous roles from early 1941. Coastal Command was a major operator, using the aircraft for anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic. The RAF used Liberators as bombers in the Middle East and Far East, while Transport Command operated the type for its range and payload capacity. OneLB-30 Liberator AL504 “Commando” was modified as the personal transport of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Liberator Mark I in flightLiberator Mark I, AM922, approaching the Northern Irish coast to land at Aldergrove, County Antrim, after an eight-hour ferry flight across the AtlanticLiberator Mark I in flight.Liberator Mark I in flight.Consolidated Liberator B Mark II, AL530 ‘Q’, of ‘B’ Flight, No. 108 Squadron RAF based at Fayid, EgyptA Consolidated B-24 Liberator just after taking offLiberator B Mark II, AL579, of No. 159 Squadron RAF waits at Fayid, Egypt, as armourers wheel a trolley filled with 500-lb GP BombsLiberator Mark II AL581 M of No. 1653 Conversion UnitLiberator Mark III LV337SEAC LiberatorsRabat airfield with a Liberator in the foregroundRAF Liberator of Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command about to take offLiberator B Mark VIII KH228 served with No. 614 Squadron RAF in ItalyArmourers hauling a trolley of 500 lb bombs towards Liberator Mk II AL574 O of No 108 Squadron RAF at Fayid Egypt 1942A Liberator being loaded with incendiary bombs In CeylonLiberator B Mark VI, KH166 on the ground at the Convair Modification Centre, Louisville, Kentucky, USARAF Liberator post-warA Consolidated B-24 Liberator RAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator flying under another bomber that has just released its bombsRAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator BZ965, commanded by Flight Lieutenant Zbigniew Szostak, of the 1586 Polish Special Duties FlightConsolidated Liberator B Mk VI KN752 F of No 356 Squadron RAF takes off from the unfinished runway at Browns West Island (Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean)
RAF Coastal Command
Liberator GR Mark IIIs FK228 M and FL933 O of No. 120 Squadron RAFLiberator GR Mark IIIA, LV345 ‘E’, parked in a dispersal at Aldergrove, County Antrim, with of No. 86 Squadron RAFLiberator GR Mark III, FK222, on the ground at Prestwick Liberator GR Mark V, BZ791, on the ground at Prestwick, Liberator GR Mark V, BZ877 2-Q of No. 86 Squadron RAF based at BallykellyLiberator flying out on a patrol over the AtlanticLiberator flying out on a patrol over the AtlanticLiberator GR Mark VI KG869 ZZ-K of No 220 Squadron RAF based at LagensLiberator GR Mark VI EV882 4-L of No 206 Squadron RAF based at St EvalLiberator GR Mark VIII KG984 served with Nos 224 59 and 220 SqnThe crew of the Liberator H for ‘Harry’ prepare for patrol dutyRAF Coastal Command Liberator with a search radarLong range Liberator flying out on a patrol over the AtlanticA Liberator returns after 16 hours out on patrolA Liberator and its crewLiberator E for EdwardLiberator Mark I, AM910, on the ground following conversion as an anti-submarine aircraft
Transport Command
Liberator at dispersal on an RAF Transport Command airfieldLiberator C Mark VII, EW615at Prestwick, Ayrshire, after its delivery flightLiberator C Mark IX JT978Liberator C Mark I AL578 Marco Polo of No. 45 (Atlantic Transport) GroupLiberator at dispersal on an R.A.F. Transport Command airfieldLiberator Privateer unloading its passengers at GanderLB.30A Liberator, G-AGCD AM259 of BOACLB-30 Liberator, AL504 CommandoLB-30 Liberator, AL504 CommandoLiberator interior – special conversionThe main cabin LB-30 Liberator AL504 Commando aircraft of the Prime MinisterThe extra cabin fitted in LB-30 Liberator, AL504 ‘Commando’, the personal transport aircraft of the Prime MinisterPassengers in a Liberator during a flight from Dorval, Montreal, to Goose
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