United States' Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress1
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and P-51 Mustang escorts:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress:
Design
Had one of the first all metal monoplane heavy bomber to enter service.1
The Boeing 299 prototype flew on July 28, 1935.1
Production
Total B-17s built was 12,731.1
Variants
- B-17 E: Added tail gunner position.1
- SB-17: Search and rescue.1
Usage
The B-17 could carry 8 tons, but seldom carried more than 1/4 of that.1
The first American casualties of World War II was a B-17, on the way to Pearl Harbor, shot down by Japanese Zeros.1
In the 8th Air Force there were over 47,000 casualties in raids over Europe.1
Korea
A SB-17 search and rescue conducted the first American sortie in Korean War.1
| B-17G1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy bomber1 |
| Crew | 9-101 |
| Engine (Type) | 4: Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone turbo charged radial piston1 |
| Cylinders | |
| Cooling | |
| HP | 1,2001 |
| Propeller blades | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 103' 9"1 31.62 m1 |
| Length | 74' 4"1 22.66 m1 |
| Height | 19' 1"1 5.82 m1 |
| Wing area | 1,420 ft2 1 131.92 m2 1 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 36,136 lb1 16,391 kg1 |
| Loaded | 65,499 lb1 29,710 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed @ 25,230' / 7,690 m | 287 mph1 462 kph1 |
| Cruising speed | |
| Climb | |
| Service ceiling | |
| Range with 6,007 lb / 2,725 kg bomb load | 2,000 miles1 3,220 km1 |
| Armament | 13: 12.7 mm MG1 |
| Bombs | 1,764 lb1 8000 kg1 |
| Production | 8,6801 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
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