I see "More Liberators were built in World War II than any other American plane, a total of 18,188 aircraft. . . .In three years of operations, they dropped 635,000 tons of bombs and downed 4,189 enemy planes."
"Consolidated built B-24s at San Diego and then added a second assembly liine in Fort Worth, Texas. Beginning with the D model and continuing with later versions, Douglas, Ford, and North American also built B-24s."
"Beginning with the 26th B-24G, a substantial modification was introduced. A mechanically controlled forward turret was installed, and this provided additional defense from frontal attack, to which the plane had been particularly vulnerable."
"The new armament was standard in subsequent versions. A total of 3,100 B-24Hs were produced by Consolidated, Douglas, and Ford. In 1943 the largest production model appeared. This was the B-24J, with new controls for the engines, a new sighting system, and changes in the fuel and feeding systems. The final versions, the B-24L and B-24M, had improvements in armament. By May 31, 1945, a total of 1,667 Ls and 2,593 Ms had been built."
A good deal of loose talk has emanated from Anacephalics for Peace regarding No Blood for Oil, and to educate this important demo, it's being shrink-wrapped to pallets, loaded onto C-130s and will be air-dropped to the Human Shield BDA-inspectors in Baghdad.