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This heavy four-engine bomber was designed by the Boeing airplane design Bureau under the leadership of E. wells. The prototype made its first flight on June 28, 1935, Serial production was started in December of 1936 Produced in factories "Boeing" in Seattle, "VEGA aircraft Corporation," in Burbank, Douglas in long beach. A total of 12731 aircraft were produced until July 1945.
the First combat use – the RAID of British aircraft on Wilhelmshaven in July 1941, the American B-17 received the first baptism of fire in December 1941 in Hawaii and the Philippines. In January 1942, he participated in the battles on the island of Java, then is actively used at sea ( including in battles in the coral sea and at midway ). Since August 1942, the B-17 has been used in Europe from bases in the UK. Since the beginning of 1944 – the main type of American bomber at the European theater. Despite the unprecedented large losses, American pilots made up to 1,000 sorties a day. In 1944 B-17 participated in "Shuttle" operations from bases in Ukraine. Were used on front until the end of war in Europe.
the Aircraft immediately became a legend, in particular, due to its ability to return to the airfield even with significant damage. Thirteen Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns provided sufficient protection. Attack the enemy order of battle B-17 "in a forehead" was not easy. At a rate of approach of about 200 m/sec (700 km/h) on aiming and shooting was given no more than 2 seconds. After the attack, it was still necessary to avoid the collision, which, given the size of the B-17, was also not easy. As Luftwaffe Hans Philippe, who had experience of fighting on both the Eastern and Western fronts, wrote: "to Fight with two dozen Russian fighters, and waiting to be stung, or with the English "Spitfires" was a joy. No one thought about the meaning of life. But when on you fly seventy huge "Fortresses", the entire your sinful life sweeps in memory for matter of of seconds.
Another characteristic feature of the B-17 was the use of a high-precision Norden bomb sight. The sight allowed to make effective bombing from a height of more than seven kilometers.
This aircraft is dedicated to one of the most popular songs of world war II: "Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer" (Russian version — "Bombers") and the film "Memphis beauty".
| Tactical and technical data (B-17G) | |
| Crew | 10 |
| Length, m | 22,66 |
| Wingspan, m | 31.62 |
| Height, m | 5.82 |
| wing Area, sq. m. | 131.92 |
| Empty weight, kg | 16391 |
| Maximum takeoff weight, kg | 29710 |
| Maximum speed km/h | 516 |
| Cruising speed km/h | 400 |
| Ceiling, m | 10850 |
| Range max., km | 3219 |
| rate of Climb m/s | 4.6 |
| Engine | 4× Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbocharged piston engines, 1,200 HP (895 kW) each |
| Armament | 13 machine guns Browning M2 caliber 12.7 mm. Bomb load (theoretically up to 7900 kg) rarely exceeded 2300 kg |
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