But before the design could be ordered the war concluded. The B-24’s slab-sided fuselage earned the aircraft its nickname, the “Flying Boxcar.” The fuselage was constructed around two ...

Frank Tedone of East Hartford as the "lady killer" of the group. Age 22 at the time, Tedone was quoted as saying he had a dream to fly, "and if by any chance my next flight schedule should be my last, ...

Some 4,000 feet of rubber and metal tubing coursed through the B-24, shunting fuel and fluids through the aircraft. The B-24 carried 18 rubber fuel cells, 12 in the center wing and three more in ...