Retired at Lackland AFB in 1954 and placed on display in 1956. Dismantled and flown to Mildenhall, UK in a C-5A then trucked to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford in 1999. Restored and displayed in the American Air Museum hangar there from 2002.

The last active USAF B-24, it was modified as EZB-24M-21-FO ice research aircraft and used by the Aeronautical Icing Research Laboratory, but crashed on takeoff at Berlin, NH., on 6th March 1951. It was rebuilt for display at Lackland in 1956 and remained on display there until donated to the IWM at Duxford, UK, in 1999 for the then new America Air Museum. It is now displayed there painted to represent 44-40593 "Dugan", a Liberator based at Wendling, Norfolk, with the 392nd Bomb Group in WWII.

This assault glider seems to be serial number 43-39705, which was towed to Sainte-Mère-Église by a C-47 on 7 June 1944. The fabric appears to be ripped near the roundel. On the right is a Fairchild UC-61K, almost certainly 43-14996. Photo from: Vejle Stadsarkiv

The American aircraft exhibition at Kastrup in September 1945. B-17G 44-8911 is on the left. Henrik Nørgård found more photos of this exhibition and the Velje city archives kindly shared them with us - thank you Henrik and Karin. Photo from: Vejle Stadsarkiv

Photo entitled "Air Force guillotine at Kingman. Dissasembled and reduced to aluminium for pans." This Liberator was flown by the 31st Bomb Squadron in the South Pacific. Photo by: Peter Stackpole / Life

Photo taken two days after it was written off in a forced landing at Manston although there is no obvious sign of damage in the photo. Manston was used extensively in World War II as an emergency landing aerodrome for bombers short of fuel or suffering battle damage. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

This was the last B-24 on active service in the USAF, retiring in 1953. It was used for icing research. This aircraft went to the American Air Museum, Duxford, England in 1999. At Lackland it was replaced by a full-scale replica.

Painted with actual serial "451228" on the inside(!) of both fins, "C" on the outside of both fins, "EC" on the rear fuselage, and "493" on the nose.

Displayed in the Imperial War Museum with 451228 on the inside of the fins.

Displayed in the Imperial War Museum with 451228 on the inside of the fins.

Ford-built B-24M Liberator while it was still on display at the Lackland AFB Traditions museum. It moved to Duxford, UK in 1999, and was replaced by a full-scale replica.