If the Liberator and Privateer are icons of World War II, it is because they were animated by creative engineers, skilled craftsmen, and plucky crews. The story of the B-24 is a mixture of art, science and human fortitude that far transcends the ingots of aluminum borrowed from the earth to build the aircraft. As we salute the Liberator line, let us respectfully pay tribute to all the men and women who built, flew, and maintained Liberators and Privateers.