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Aircraft · United States · 1938-1945

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

heavy bomber

The heavily armed, four-engined mainstay of the US Eighth Air Force's daylight precision bombing campaign against Germany, flown in tight defensive 'combat box' formations. Its ability to absorb battle damage and still bring its crew home gave the aircraft its name and its reputation.

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crew10
top speed462 km/h
armament13x .50 caliber machine guns
produced12,731

Western Europe

B-17 - Chino Airshow 2014
B-17 - Chino Airshow 2014Airwolfhound · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
From the source: "Boeing B-17F Boeing B-17F-5-BO (S/N 41-24406) "All American III" of the 97th Bomb Group, 414th Bomb Squadron, in flight after a collision with an Me-109. The aircraft was able to land safely. (U.S. Air
From the source: "Boeing B-17F Boeing B-17F-5-BO (S/N 41-24406) "All American III" of the 97th Bomb Group, 414th Bomb Squadron, in flight after a collision with an Me-109. The aircraft was able to land safely. (U.S. Air Related image indicates photographer was Airman aboard the B-17 “The Flying Flit Gun”, Lt. Charles 'Cliff' Cutforth. · Public domain · source
95.BG "Sarkcsillag" nevű B-17F Flying Fortress bombázógép.
95.BG "Sarkcsillag" nevű B-17F Flying Fortress bombázógép.FOTO:Fortepan — ID 15948: Adományozó/Donor: National Archives. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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