The Flying Coffin That Won the War (And Killed Its Own Crews)

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The B-24 Liberator was America's most-produced bomber during World War II, with over 18,000 aircraft manufactured, yet it earned the grim nickname 'Flying Coffin' due to its extreme instability, fragile lightweight Davis wing design, and dangerous fuel tank placement throughout the upper fuselage that made it prone to catastrophic fires and structural failure from even minor impacts.