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The Boein g B-17 ' Flying Fortress'
cnndurimsymbol ofAmencan Oir p ower during theSecond World W ar. Designed
multi- engine bomber with qåstontiol defensive ormoment,
Frst seein g mbatwith the RAF i n1 941,where itwas used tocorry out b ombing
performa nce suggest ed thot i mproved defences
tobe relied u pon a saheavy bomber. LowvoricnB l ike theB• I IGproved more e ffective ond itgroduolly
e Imarn c potent strategic weapon, copoble ofcarrying outhigh-altitude,
defenyv e t armamen 8-1 7sstill s uffered (Jt t hehands ofenemy fighters and it wcs only withtheodvent of
nge long•m escor t fighters hcthelosses became
oresiie nt fighhn g force, faring w ell Under fierce Japanese
pe csport o fthe Eighth AIT F orce, the Euro
aiom t USAAF- RAF strctegi c bombing opergtion
e [historiqu do Boeing WI Flying Fortress
e symbol durable delcpuissance
Conw comme grand b ombardier multr-rnoteurs
8- 17 futintroduit en1938. S es p remiers comtklts sein delcRAF e urent lieu en1941 brsqu'on I'lJtihsc
w effectu po er des mission s debombordeme nt
fclhit o néiorer ses défenses oißi que lcPlé(ision des bombordements qu'ilsoit c onsidåé entont
webombard ier Qd fiable. Les v oriantes ultérieures
etl'cpweil setransform a ent progressivern enorme s tratégique
rdds t haute o ltitude e t longue portée_ M,aigré leuormement lourd, lesB-l/ subitent despertes
nirs chasseur s ennemis iusqU'd I'drrivée des escortes l ong royon d 'oction. Dans lePocifique,
t s'énWi e comm une force decombat redoutobie
s Jopono de is, depui s Pearl Harbor iusqu'oux hilippines.
role prirncH1 cl enparticipant d l'offensive de
bombarde ment strutégvq ue dirigée contre des c bles indusmelies
Die Boein g 8-11 .Ftying Fortress"
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01s go, rnehrmotorige l Bomber miturnfongreicher
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Bornb en notig woren, wenn oufdieB-11 01s s chwerer Bomber ieVericss sein sollte. Spötere Varianteo
de &17G erwiese n wirksarner, siewurde d llmöhlich
ous g roßer HOhe imstonde wor. Trot? der s chweren
delB-lIs weiterhin smrk ZIJ, Inderst m itderEinführung
e Veriust hinnehmbc r. 1m Pazifk w ar(fie B-1 7robust und kompfstark behouptete
zu Phiippine n, gut g egen heftige ioponische
8.AirForce, eneentscheidend e beider-korniinierten
hen strategisc Bombereins atz der U SAAFRAF g egen Industrie Luftwaffe-tiele
x Nrfi woul d like toexpres s heirthanks toIWM Duxford,
ofthis produc t.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Produced under License. Boeing, B-17 Flying Fortress, the
distinctive Boeing logos, product markings and trade dress
L'CENSED
are trademarks of The Boeing Company.
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KITI Wingspan: 438mm Fuselage Length:
boosts cremarkable legacy, asboth c strategic
the8-17 was introduced
raids i nFranc, itspoor
ond greater bombing occurocy were n eeded ifthe B-l I was
long-ronge attacks. Despite heovy
acceptable. InthePotlfic, theWI / established
dttock from Pearl Harbour tothePhilippines.
played c crucial role inthe'Combined Bomber Offensive'
ogoinst industrial ond Luftwaffe torgets throughout
est r emorqucble :orme s tratégique, ilest d evenu
oérienne omériccine pendant IGDeuxiéme Guerre mondidle.
muni d'un ormement défenstf impressionnont,
enFrance. Ses p erformances médiocres indiquérent
cornme IeB-l I Gs'ovérérent étre plus p erformcntes
puissonte, capable demener
quiobtint debons r ésultots contre l esdttaques ochornées
En Europe, ousein de10 8 eAir Force, leB-l I iouc
combinée, une opérction IJSMF-RAF
etdes i nstallations de ldLufrwcffe
hinterldsst ein bemerkenswerte s Vermdchtnis
der o merikonische n luftmocht imlweiten W eltkrieg.
Defensivbewdffnung entwickelte
Abwehr IHId höhere Germigkeit beim
enepotente strotegische
Defensivbewaffnun g seme.' dliche
vonLangstrecken- Begleitidgern
sich.
Angrtffe. InEuropa spielte die B-11 o uch, Restr P
BM11beroffensive",
il gonzhJtschland
The
FORBEST RESULTS:
s Surface tobepointed should beclean — before ports are removed
and dry thoroughly. Stir p oints thoroughly
PLEASE NOTE:
Some parts inthe kitmay n ot b e required
D-17GFlying Fortress"
from1943-1945. Ofthe1.5million t onnes ofbombs dropped onGerman targets byIJSÅÅF
weapon ond
(IS olarge, B-l olone w as responsible
in1938.
Specification
Manmum S 'ned: 2 87 mph (462km/h)
Rmge: 2,000 miles (3,219 k m)
Wilwspor,: 103 ft 9in(31.61m)
itself as
in(2283 m)
In
Annarnent: 13 50 in(12.7mm) Browning machine guns (2inthechin turret, 2 onmsecheeks, 2staggered waist g uns,
Germany
2inlheupper Sperry t urret, 2 intheballturret, 2inthetoilandoneintheradiccomportment). ibof
Allemogne pendant les onnées 1943-45. Sur untotßl deI milhon detonnes debombes
un
(Ibles a llemandes por lesbombardiers
le
Specification:
qu'il
Vitesse m xmole: 462km,h
3.219 km
des
Envergure: 31 J m
lmglflur:22,83 m
leB-1 7
Treize
surchoque cåté do dew
de
ventrak, Carriers one l'emplacement
portout en
Von den
Ols s trategische
c'] wurden, entfielen fast 1 00.000 a lfr cuf(feB-l l .
Die
8-11
otion:
Höchsgesdwinüqkeit: 462km/h
Wryffe,
3.219 km
Sponnwete: 31 m
jornen
Bewtifnunq: 13Browning-Maschinengewehre
2im Sperry-Turm, 2imKugelturm,
lynn Ritger, Jon Brawner, Karl HOUffe,
before use.
tobuild t he model specified.
I Two Decal Schemes Included
fornearly seven-hundred thouscnd.
deI'USAAF, Ies B-1 7 twt seuls e n hncérent gresque sept c ent m ilk.
browning de12,]mm deux dans l atourelle d ementon, Eux
les latéraux, deux dans l atourelle s*rieure Spry, eux dans latourelle
duposte r adio. 3 .630 kgde
Mio.Tonnen onBomben, dievonUSAAF-FIugzeugenoufdeutsche
12,7 mm(2imKinnturm, 2anBugwongen.
2imHeck und I imFunkabteil). kgan Bomben
Roy S utherland and J an I diorskY for their help w ith the development
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