The B17, B24, and B29s were the heavy bombers of WWII. The B52 was the heavy bomber of the Vietnam War.
It was the Flying Fortress, dubbed so by a Seattle journalist and later adopted as the official name.
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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
All throughout WWII.
B52 B1B B17 B24
perhaps you mean the 'flying fortress' a B17 bomber
Boeing B17
The B17, B24, and B29s were the heavy bombers of WWII. The B52 was the heavy bomber of the Vietnam War.
The Boeing B-17 was a US Army Air Corps four-engine bomber with heavy defensive machine-gun armament and a crew of 10. Hundreds of them were used to bom German-occupied lands at that time.
It was the Flying Fortress, dubbed so by a Seattle journalist and later adopted as the official name.
Yes they do Many types of berries contain vitamin B17, such as strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries and cranberries. HealthCentreForce states that a serving of blackberries, gooseberries, boysenberries, raspberries or elderberries can provide 500mg of vitamin B17.
The B52 Stratofortess. During the Vietnam War, one B52 could carry up to 108 750lb HE bombs. That was equal to about 10 World War 2 B17 bombers.
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On a B17 bomber the spent shell casings (brass) fell on the floor. Everything was scarce and rationed during WWII so I assume the brass was reused.
1 h 21 min (104.1 km) via B17 and B17