Saturday, September 10, 2005
Friday Night Airplane Blogging
The Boeing B-17 is probably the best known of all US bombers. It was first flown in 1935 and was continually upgraded through the war in response to German defensive efforts. It was originally flown with 7 .50 cal machine guns in its defensive armament but this was increased to 13 by wars end. This included the distinctive chin turret in the B-17G model, added to deal with deadly head-on attacks by German fighters. Of the 12,800+ built, less than a dozen are still flying.
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