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Operationally during WW2 28,000 feet
I have personal knowledge of a QB-17 drone aircraft and director plane flying missions at Patrick AFB Florida at 41,000 to 42,000 feet. I was the Zman or radio aircraft repairman on these flights which were flown to support testing of the Boeing BOMARK Air Defense Missile
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What American Bomber was known as the 'Flying Fortress' during World War 2?
Boeing B17
What was the nick name of the Boeing B17 bomber?
It was the Flying Fortress, dubbed so by a Seattle journalist and later adopted as the official name.
What are the release dates for Battle Stations - 2000 B17 Flying Fortress 2-8?
Battle Stations - 2000 B17 Flying Fortress 2-8 was released on: USA: 2004
What is an American aircraft called a flying?
perhaps you mean the 'flying fortress' a B17 bomber
What are the release dates for Great Planes - 2008 B17 Flying Fortress 2-10?
Great Planes - 2008 B17 Flying Fortress 2-10 was released on: USA: 11 September 2009
What was the nickname of the plane -B17?
The plane was called a B-17 Flying fortress.
Which flying fortress was used in World War 2 the B51 or the B17?
The B-17 .
How did the ball turret work on the B17 Flying Fortress?
Foot pedals controlled hydraulic motors
What did the pilots name their B17's during world war 2?
The plane was called a B-17 Flying fortress.
What were the Japanese planes mistaken for when picked up on US radar at Pearl Harbor?
A flight of B17 Flying Fortress's.
How did the ball turret work on the B17 Flying Fortress?
Foot pedals controlled hydraulic motors
What type engines did the B-17 bomber have?
The WW II B 17 Flying fortress had 4 Prat and Whitney PW 1850 CID 7 cylender double row radial engies that produced 2,000 HP. each. They were able to take the B17 to the highert altitude of any bomber of its time in excess for 20,000 feet. About 12,00 were built by Boeing. 60 remain is flying condition today with several hundred on display in the US. and GB. They were in service from 1934 till 1948
