List of B-24 Liberator operators

List of B-24 Liberator operators

The List of B-24 Liberator operators, both the B-24 Liberator and PB4Y Privateer are listed and will include the nation and service branch:

B-24 Liberator Operators

Military operators

AUS

;Royal Australian Air Force
*No. 12 Squadron RAAF
*No. 21 Squadron RAAF
*No. 23 Squadron RAAF
*No. 24 Squadron RAAF
*No. 25 Squadron RAAF
*No. 99 Squadron RAAF
*No. 102 Squadron RAAF
*No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF
*No. 200 Flight RAAF (controlled by the Allied Intelligence Bureau)
*No. 201 Flight RAAF
*No. 1 Communication Unit RAAF (as a VIP transport)
*Governor-General's Flight RAAF (as a VIP transport)

BRA

flag|Canada|1921

China as ROC

PRC

CZS

;Czech Air Forces in exile
* No 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron
* No 313 (Czechoslovak) Squadron

flag|Germany|Nazi

;Luftwaffe
*KG 200 unit operated several captured B-24 for clandestine missions.

IND

ITA

; Regia Aeronautica
* A single USAAF B-24D (serial 41-23659) was captured by the Regia Aeronautica after landing in Pachino, Sicily February 1943. After evaluation at the Italian test centre at Guidonia, it was delivered to the Luftwaffe test centre at Rechlin in June.

NLD

NZL

POL

;Polish Air Forces in exile
*No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron

POR

Six B-24 Liberator of various variants were interned during World War II after landing in Portugal due to many reasons. All six of these aircraft were operated by the "Aeronáutica Militar" (Army Military Aviation).

USSR

flag|South Africa|1928

*South African Air Force

TUR

UK

;Royal Air Force [ Thetford, Owen. "Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57". London, Putnam, 1957. p.136.]
*No. 8 Squadron RAF (post war Coastal Command, India)
*No. 37 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 38 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 40 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 53 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command))
*No. 59 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command))
*No. 70 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 86 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 99 Squadron RAF (Far East}
*No.102 (Ceylon) Squadron RAF (Transport Command, post war)
*No. 104 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 108 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 120 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 147 Sqaudron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 148 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 149 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 159 Squadron RAF (Middle East, Far East)
*No. 160 Squadron RAF (Middle East, Far East)
*No. 178 Squadron RAF (Middle East)
*No. 200 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command out of Gambia)
*No. 203 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 206 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 215 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 223 Squadron RAF (Bomber Command, 1944/45)
*No. 224 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 231 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 232 Squadron RAF (Transport Command)
*No. 233 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 243 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 246 Squadron RAF (Transport Command)
*No. 301 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 321 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 354 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 355 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 356 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 357 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 358 Squadron RAF (Far East)
*No. 502 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 547 Squadron RAF (Coastal Command)
*No. 614 Squadron RAF (Middle East)

flag|United States|1912

;United States Army Air Forces:At peak inventory, the USAAF had 6,043 B-24 Liberators operating world-wide in September 1944.

*Fifth Air Force
*Seventh Air Force
*Eighth Air Force
*Ninth Air Force
*Tenth Air Force
*Eleventh Air Force
*Thirteenth Air Force
*Fourteenth Air Force
*Fifteenth Air Force

;United States Navy

PB4Y Privateer Operators

Military Operators

flag|Canada|1921

*Royal Canadian Air Force

ROC

*Republic of China Air Force

FRA

*Aviation Navale

HON

*Honduran Air Force

flag|United States|1912

*United States Navy
*United States Coast Guard

Civil Operators

USA

*Hawkins & Powers Aviation used PB4Y Privateers converted for fire fighting.

LB-30 Civil Operators

;AUS
*Qantas Empire Airways;FRA
*Ste Alpes Maritime;GRE
*Hellenic Airlines;MAR
*ACANA;UK
*British Overseas Airways Corporation
*Scottish Aviation Limited;flag|South Vietnam

References

Related content

*Consolidated B-24 Liberator
*Preproduction B-24
*Consolidated Liberator I
*Consolidated XB-41 Liberator
*Consolidated C-87 "Liberator Express"
*Consolidated PB4Y Privateer
*Consolidated R2Y "Liberator Liner"


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