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Consolidated XB-41 Liberator
The Consolidated XB-41 Liberator was a single Consolidated B-24D Liberator bomber, serial ''41-11822'', which was modified for the long-range escort role for U.S. Eighth Air Force bombing missions over Europe during World War II.
==Design and development==
The XB-41 Liberator was outfitted with 14 .50 caliber defensive machine guns. These included twin dorsal turrets, a remotely operated Bendix turret (of the same type as the YB-40 used) under the chin, the usual twin Browning M2 .50 cal tail turret and twin-.50 cal fully retractable Sperry ventral ball turret, plus a twinned-mount pair (similar to the twinned tail-guns of a B-17E or -F Flying Fortress) of Browning .50 cal M2s at each waist window.〔Davis 1987, p.24.〕 The port waist mount was originally covered by a Plexiglas bubble; testing showed this caused severe optical distortion and it was removed.〔
The XB-41 carried 12,420 rounds of ammunition, 4,000 rounds of which were stored in the bomb bay as a reserve.〔 It was powered by four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43 radial engines.
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