A Navy-specific derivative of the B-24 Liberator, the Privateer traded the Liberator's twin tail for a single tall fin and stretched the fuselage for a bigger crew and more equipment, giving up altitude performance for endurance on long over-water anti-shipping patrols against the last of the Japanese merchant fleet.
A U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2S Privateer (BuNo 66304) of Patrol Squadron VP-23, circa 1949-1953. This aircraft is today on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida (USA).USN · Public domain · sourceA Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (BuNo 66261) of the U.S. National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida (USA). It was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 14 September 1945 and almost immediately placed in long term storaU.S. Navy · Public domain · sourceP4Y-2 Tanker 123 BuNo 66260 (N7620C), of Hawkins & Powers in service supporting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, at Chester Air Attack Base in the late 1990s―crashed 18 July 2002.Kmmontandon at English Wikipedia · Public domain · source
