B-17 Flying Fortress/Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

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Hand-crafted Model of B-17G Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey":
Immortalized in cinema and song, and personalized with flamboyant "nose art" by their crew of ten, this nearly indestructible aircraft earned its place in history as the most celebrated bomber of WWII. The B-17 flew in combat on every front world-wide.

Developing Nation:	United States of America
Manufacturer/designer:	Boeing
Task:	Heavy Bomber
First Flight:	July 28th 1935 (Model 299)
First Delivery:	March 1941
First Mission:	April 1941, RAF B-17's. At this time the first B-17's were outclassed by British and German bombers. Modifications were made (B-17E, B-17F) and eventually the B-17G was the most built version.
Crew:	10. 1x pilot, 1x copilot, 1x Bombardier, 1x Navigator, 1x flight Engineer, 1x Radio operator, 1x Ball Turret gunner, 2x Waist gunner, 1x Tail gunner.
Wing Span:	31,62 M1
Wing Area:	131,92 M2
Length:	22,78 M1
Height:	5,82 M1
Engine (s):	4x Wright Cyclone R-1820-97 radial piston engines (1200 bHp)
Weight empty:	13488 Kg.
Max. Take off weight:	29737 Kg.
Max. Speed:	462 Kph.
Cruise Speed:	245 Kph.
Max. Range:	3220 Km.
Service ceiling:	10920 M.
Rate of climb:	427 Meters/minute
Weapons:	13x Browning .50 caliber machine gun (12,7 mm)
Extra:

B-17 Short Fact's
Totally built:	Boeing: 4035 Douglas: 2395 Lockheed Vega: 2250
Total operational sorties:	294875
Total bombs dropped:	650000 tons
B-17's lost in action:	4483 (861 accidents)
Surviving:	1 out of every 5 B-17 aircrew survived without injury.
B-17's in present time:	There are about 44 airframes worldwide, 12/13 of them are air worthy. (may 2007)
B-17's served for these nations in the military:	Brazil Canada Colombia Denmark Dominican Republic France Nazi Germany Israel Japan Nicaragua Peru Portugal Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
B-17's served for these nations in civilian aviation:	Argentina Bolivia Canada Colombia Denmark France Iran Mexico Nicaragua Peru South Africa Sweden United Kingdom United States

Research : M. van Leeuwen