B-17s bombed Rome, Italy, and helped the US win the war against Japanese fascism.
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| The B-17G “Flying Fortress” was designed to replace the Keystone biplane bombers of the early 1930s. |
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| Due to lack of funds, when Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939, only 30 B-17Gs were in full operational condition. |
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| Because the US had not yet entered the war in Europe at that time, the US air force did not see the need to build this aircraft as urgent. |
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| However, after the Munich crisis, production orders for the B-17 increased. |
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| The attack on Pearl Harbor on September 7, 1941 finally brought the United States into World War II and B-17 production increased dramatically. |
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| In July 1942, the US began forming the Eighth Air Force in England, equipped with B-17E aircraft. |
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| The E version improved on the F by adding a gun turret at the tail, eliminating the defensive blind spot. The B-17F was manufactured by Lockheed. |
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| The B-17G version has a maximum speed of 462km/h and a fuel capacity of 3,630 gallons. |
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| The bomber had 13 machine guns (located in many defensive positions) and could carry a maximum of 7.8 tons of bombs. |
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| The largest bomb this four-engine plane can carry is 908kg. |
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| The B-17F version lacked the forward gun turret, while the B-17G had a “chin” gun turret. |
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| The B-17 continued to be one of the two heavy bombers of the US until the birth of the "super fortress" bomber B-29./. |
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