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| XB-24 / LB-30 | |
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| Rare color photograph of an RAF LB-30 | |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Consolidated Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | Isaac M. Laddon |
| First flight | 1939 |
| Retired | 1946, England 1946, BOAC |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | RAF |
| Number built | 8 |
| Developed from | B-24 Liberator |
The Consolidated Preproduction B-24 aircraft began in the fall of 1938 when the US Army Air Corps(USAAC) approached Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (CAC) with the intent of starting a second Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress production line. The president of Consolidated Aircraft, Rueben H. Fleet, as well as the Chief Designer I.M. Laddon after reviewing the Seattle production lines felt that Consolidated Aircraft could build a better, more modern bomber then the B-17.