B-24D Liberator

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The B-24 saw action in every combat theater during World War II, and was the most produced heavy bomber in history, with more than 18,000 aircraft manufactured during the 1940s. Liberators figured prominently in daytime bombing raids over Germany.

Source/ more information: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Photographer Lyle Jansma started creating 360º views of cockpits in 2005, and has documented historic aircraft in several collections, including the Heritage Flight Museum, Museum of Flight, Erickson Aircraft Collection, Evergreen Air & Space Museum, and the National Museum of the Air Force. A full set of his cockpit views is available on the ACI Cockpit360º App for iOS and Android. Keep visiting this site (airspacemag.com/cockpits) as we add to the gallery below.

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