Consolidated B-24M Liberator, 44-41986 / 5922, US Air Force
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Registration: 44-41986
Construction Number: 5922
Code Number: BC-986
Model Consolidated B-24M Liberator
Operator: US Air Force
Airport: Cleveland - Lewis Field, USA - Ohio
Photographer: Jay Sherlock Collection
Date Taken: 08/1948
Date Submitted: 12/06/2025
The aircraft was originally assigned to NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) for use in aircraft icing research being conducted by NACAâs Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory at Lewis Field, Ohio. However, the facility was renamed as the Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory in 1947. In the summer of 1948 a Westinghouse 24C turbojet was installed under the B-24M's right wing to study its performance as the aircraft was flown into hazardous icing conditions. The aircraft remained assigned to NACA until the early 1950âs, when it was retired. NACA photo, from NASA historical archives.
Picture ID:1941244