B-24 Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo"
B-24J S/N 44-44175 "Bungay Buckaroo" is on display indoors at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. Many B-24J were sent to the RAF, who used them both as bombers and as patrol aircraft, and more were sent to India after World War II.
A total of 18,493 four-engine twin-tail Consolidated B-24 Liberators were built to sustain the World War II effort, more than any other aircraft during the war. Over 1,000 of these ended up in the hands of the Royal Air Force who used them as both traditional bombers and as maritime patrol aircraft.
The "J" model was the most produced version of the B-24 with a total of 6,678 built.
The aircraft on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson flew coastal patrol missions with the Indian Air Force into the 1960s, and was donated to the museum by the Indian government.
To honor its Indian service, the right side of the aircraft carries Indian Air Force markings.
B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" Photographs
Consolidated B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" S/N 44-44175 at the Pima Air & Space Museum |
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Consolidated B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" S/N 44-44175 in Tucson, Arizona |
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Consolidated B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" S/N 44-44175 |
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Consolidated B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" S/N 44-44175 |
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| Consolidated B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" S/N 44-44175 |
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List of Other Surviving B-24 Liberators
Of the massive numbers of Liberators that were built, only thirteen are known to exist around the world, either on display (10), under restoration (1), or airworthy (2).
In the United States, only two aircraft are airworthy, and six complete airplanes are on static display, for a total of eight B-24 Liberator survivors, shown below listed by state. Other Liberators are on display around the world.
| In the United States | ||||||
Model |
S/N |
Name |
Location |
Status |
City |
ST |
B-24J |
44-44175 |
Bungay Buckaroo | Pima Air & Space Museum | Static Display | Tucson | AZ |
B-24M |
44-41916 |
Shady Lady | Castle Air Museum | Static Display | Atwater | CA |
B-24J |
44-44272 |
Joe | Fantasy of Flight Museum | Static Display | Polk City | FL |
B-24J |
44-48781 |
Rupert the Roo II (former Louisiana Belle) | Global Power Museum Barksdale AFB |
Static Display | Bossier City | LA |
B-24J |
44-44052 |
Witchcraft | Collings Foundation | Airworthy | Stow | MA |
B-24D |
42-72843 |
Strawberry Bitch | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Static Display | Dayton | OH |
B-24A |
40-2366 |
Diamond Lil | CAF at Dallas Executive Airport | Airworthy | Dallas | TX |
B-24D |
41-23908 |
Unnamed B-24 | Hill Aerospace Museum | Static Display | Ogden | UT |
| In Other Countries | ||||
Model |
S/N |
Location |
Status |
City |
B-24L |
44-50206 | Royal Air Force Museum | Static Display | London, UK |
B-24M |
44-51228 | Imperial War Museum | Static Display | Duxford, UK |
B-24L |
44-50154 | Canada Aviation and Space Museum | Static Display | Ottawa, Canada |
B-24J |
44-44213 | Indian Air Force Museum | Static Display | Delhi, India |
B-24M |
44-41956 | Former RAAF Werribee Aerodrome | Under Restoration | Victoria, Australia |
