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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II.
If the date of an aircraft's entry into service or first flight is not known, the aircraft will be listed by its name, the country of origin or major wartime users. Aircraft used for multiple roles are generally only listed under their primary role unless specialized versions were built for other roles in significant numbers.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Forty-five planes survive in complete form, [1] [a] including 38 in the United States with many preserved in museum displays. The number of operational B-17s has dwindled over time ...
This is a list of United States bomber aircraft ... Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber: 1935 [1] 1938 [1] retired 1959 12,731 [1] 1936–1945 (First Flight) Name
Stinson OY Sentinel - Observation/liaison aircraft; Stinson R3Q - Trainer/utility aircraft; Spartan NP - Trainer; Taylorcraft LNT - Observation/liaison aircraft; Timm N2T Tutor - Trainer; Vought F4U Corsair - Carrier-based fighter; Vought O3U Corsair - Scout; Vought OS2U Kingfisher - Observation aircraft; Vought SBU - Carrier-based dive bomber ...
The B-17B (299M) was the first production model of the B-17 and was essentially a B-17A with a slightly larger rudder, larger flaps, a redesigned nose and 1,200 hp (890 kW) R-1820-51 engines. The small, globe-like, machine gun turret used in the Y1B-17's upper nose blister was replaced with a .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun, its barrel run through ...
This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by ... Italian Civil & Military Aircraft 1930–1945 [17] ... Argus engines sold in France under the brand name ...
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