Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express

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C-87 Liberator Express
Role	Military transport aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Consolidated Aircraft
Introduction	1942
Status	Retired
Primary users	United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy
Number built	287
Developed from	Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express was a transport derivative of the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber built during World War II for the United States Army Air Forces. A total of 287 C-87s were officially delivered from Consolidated Aircraft plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The plant also developed and delivered a USAAF flight engineer trainer designated as the AT-22. The AAF C-87A was an executive transport version of the C-87. The United States Navy VIP transport designated as the RY. The last development was a Navy contracted, single tail version with an extended fuselage. Built in San Diego, its USN designation was RY-3 and the AAF had order the design as the C-87C. Those were cancelled and allotted to a Royal Air Force VIP transport designated as the Liberator C.IX

In contrast, the C-109 Liberator was a fuel-transport converted from existing B-24 Bombers.^[1]