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Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: The History Press LTD; First Edition edition (6 Dec 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1862271062
ISBN-13: 978-1862271067
Product Dimensions: 29 x 21.8 x 1.2 cm

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This book gives a complete account of the B-17 Flying Fortress from its design in the mid-1930's through its WWII career, when it was the mainstay of the Allied bombing raids over Nazi Germany. The B-17 Flying Fortress gives a complete account of the aircraft from its appearance in response to a 1934 Army Air Corps specification to its retirement. From its original design and development history, which saw its armament steadily increase until it bristled with no less than 13 X 12.7mm machine guns, the full history is discussed here with complete specifications. The units that operated this legendary bomber, explanations of how the missions were flown and a full charting of the aircraft's wartime career. The final chapter details the B-17 variants, including the YB-40, a bomber converted to a 30-gun escort. Technical information is presented in three appendices and includes specifications of the B-17 and comparisons with its major rivals.

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(Location: Darlington, Co Durham) is a former pilot and navigation instructor and is now a full time writer on aviation, military and naval affairs.

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In the spring of 1928 Clairmont J. Egtvedt, a vice-president of the Boeing Aircraft Company, boarded the carrier USS Langley, anchored in San Diego Bay, to confer with Rear-Admiral Joseph M. Reeves about the new Boeing F3B and F4B series of shipboard fighters, which were about to replace the earlier F2B in service with the US Navy. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars A must for any B17 enthusiast, 2 Jan 2002

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I bought this book as a gift for my father; who has a deep passion for the flying fortress. This book gives you a full history on the B17 with stunning photographs to back it up. My father knew alot about this plane...now he knows everything.

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