ator ▁C . M k . I ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁ 2 3 1 ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁lost ▁( k illing ▁two ) ▁when ▁an ▁engine ▁caught ▁fire ▁shortly ▁after ▁take off . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁( L iber ator ▁GR . M k . I ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Comm ando ▁( air craft ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Bird s all , ▁Steve . ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator ▁In ▁Action . ▁Car roll ton , ▁Texas : ▁Squadron / Sign al ▁Publications , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁. ▁ ▁Blue , ▁Al . ▁P ict orial ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁B 2 4 ▁Liber ator ▁Bom ber . ▁New ▁York : ▁Simon ▁& ▁Sch uster , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁. ▁ ▁Fran ks , ▁Norman . ▁Search , ▁Find ▁and ▁Kill . ▁London : ▁Gr ub ▁Street , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁. ▁ ▁O ' Le ary , ▁Michael . ▁Cons olid ated ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator : ▁Production ▁Line ▁to ▁Front ▁Line . ▁Bot ley , ▁UK : ▁O sp rey ▁Publishing , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁. ▁ ▁Pear cy , ▁Arthur . ▁L end - Le ase ▁A ircraft ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II : ▁An ▁Oper ational ▁History . ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota : ▁M BI ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁L LC , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁. ▁ ▁R AF ▁No