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August 1971
- The First Fortresses, Special B-17 Portfolio
September 1972
- Crash Landing the B-17
November 1972
- Flying Fortresses of the Silver Screen
August 1974
- YB-17s – Birth of the B-17 Flying Fortress
September 1974
- The Forgotten Fortresses, The B-17 Goes To War
November 1974
- B-17 Flying Phoenix, From Atomic Target to Borate Bomber
January 1976
- Monogram Ultimate B-17 Model Kit
January 1984
- Super B-17, One of WWII’s Best Kept Secrets
February 1977
- Four Decades with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
June 1978
- Boeing’s Flying Autograph Book, The Famous B-17
October 1978
- Photo Essay of B-17 Bomber Combat over Europe
September 1980
- XB-38, The Allison-Powered B-17
February 1981
- Israeli B-17s in Action
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March 1988
- Final Ferry Flight of a B-17G
April 1989
- Story of Bert Stiles, B-17 and P-51 Pilot
May 1989
- Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby, A Classic B-17 is Restored
December 1990
- Saga of WWII B-17 Crews in Combat
July 1996
- Complete Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Collector’s Edition
September 1997
- A Gunner’s Eye View of B-17s over WWII Europe
January 2000
- Inside the Mighty B-17 Flying Fortress
January 2003
- Story of Bert Stiles, B-17 and P-51 Pilot
Manuals & Photos
- B-17 Pilot Training Manual
- B-17 Pilots Manual
- B-17C Flight Instructions, 1940
- B-17E Parts Catalog, 1943
- B-17F Cold Weather Operation, 1942
- B-17F Erection Maintenance, 1942
- B-17F Familiarization Manual, 1943
- B-17F Mechanics Notebook, 1944
- B-17F Operating Instructions, 1942
- B-17F Pilots Handbook, 1942
- B-17FG Operating Instructions, 1943
- B-17G Erection Maintanence, 1944
- B-17G Operating Instructions, 1944
- B-17G Field Service Manual
- Over 1,550 photos of the B-17 Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
B -17G Specifications
Variants
Survivors
B-17F Cutaway
General Characteristics
- Crew: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners, ball turret gunner, tail gunner
- Length:Â 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)
- Wingspan:Â 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m)
- Height:Â 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
- Wing area:Â 1,420 sq ft (131.92 m2)
- Airfoil:Â NACA 0018Â / NACA 0010
- Aspect ratio:Â 7.57
- Empty weight: 36,135 lb (16,391 kg)
- Loaded weight:Â 54,000 lb (24,500 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight:Â 65,500 lb (29,700 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-1820-97 “Cyclone” turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp(895 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)
- Range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km) with 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) bombload
- Service ceiling:Â 35,600 ft (10,850 m)
- Rate of climb:Â 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
- Wing loading:Â 38.0 lb/sq ft (185.7 kg/m2)
- Power/mass:Â 0.089 hp/lb (150 W/kg)
Armament
- Guns: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 8 positions (2 in the Bendix chin turret, 2 on nose cheeks, 2 staggered waist guns, 2 in upper Sperry turret, 2 in Sperry ball turret in belly, 2 in the tail and one firing upwards from radio compartment behind bomb bay)
- Bombs:
- Short range missions (<400 mi):Â 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
- Long range missions (?800 mi):Â 4,500 lb (2,000 kg)
- Overload:Â 17,600 lb (7,800 kg)
Variant | Produced | First Flight |
---|---|---|
Model 299 | 1 | 28 July 1935 |
YB-17 | 13 | 2 December 1936 |
YB-17A | 1 | 29 April 1938. |
B-17B | 39 | 27 June 1939 |
B-17C | 38 | 21 July 1940 |
B-17D | 42 | 3 February 1941 |
B-17E | 512 | 5 September 1941 |
B-17F (total) | 3,405 | 30 May 1942 |
B-17F-BO | 2,300 | Â |
B-17F-DL | 605 | Â |
B-17F-VE | 500 | Â |
B-17G (total) | 8,680 | 16 August 1943 |
B-17G-BO | 4,035 | Â |
B-17G-DL | 2,395 | Â |
B-17G-VE | 2,250 | Â |
Total | 12,731 | Â |
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Brazil
- 44-85583 B-17G – Recife Air Force Base.
- 44-83718 B-17G – in storage at the Museu da FAB in Rio de Janeiro.
France
- 44-8846 B-17G The Pink Lady – Forteresse Toujours Volante in Paris.
- 44-8889 B-17G – in storage at the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Paris.
United Kingdom
- 44-85784 B-17G (registration G-BEDF) Sally B – B-17 Preservation Group, based at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford and painted as 41-24485 (124485).
- 44-83735 B-17gG Mary Alice – American Air Museumin Duxford. (Aircraft is currently undergoing a 16-month conservation effort at the Imperial War Museum – Duxford.)
- 44-83868 B-17G – Royal Air Force Museum London in Hendon.
United States
Airworthy
B-17F
- 42-29782 Boeing Bee – stored but is airworthy and owned by the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.
B-17G
- 44-8543 Madras Maiden – Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon.
- 44-83514 Sentimental Journey – Commemorative Air Force (Airbase Arizona) in Mesa, Arizona.
- 44-83546 Memphis Belle (this is the movie stand-in) – The Liberty Foundation in Claremore, Oklahoma. It is on loan from the Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. in Anaheim, California.
- 44-83563 Fuddy Duddy – Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California.
- 44-83575 Nine-O-Nine – Collings Foundationin Stow, Massachusetts.
- 44-83872 Texas Raiders – Commemorative Air Force (Gulf Coast Wing) in Houston, Texas.
- 44-85718 Thunderbird – Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.
- 44-85740 Aluminum Overcast – Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
- 44-85778 Miss Angela – Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.
- 44-85829 Yankee Lady – Yankee Air Force in Belleville, Michigan.
On display
B-17E
- 41-9032 My Gal Sal – National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
B-17F
- 42-3374 Homesick Angel – Offutt AFB, Nebraska.
B-17G
- 42-32076 Shoo Shoo Baby – National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.
- 43-38635 Virgin’s Delight – Castle Air Museum at the former Castle AFB in Atwater, California.
- 44-6393 Starduster – March Field Air Museum at March Air Reserve Base (formerly March AFB) in Moreno Valley, California.
- 44-83512 Heaven’s Above – Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.
- 44-83542 Piccadilly Princess – Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida.
- 44-83559 – Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska.
- 44-83624 Sleepy Time Gal – Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware.
- 44-83663 Short Bier – Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB, Utah.
- 44-83863 – Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB, Florida.
- 44-83785 Shady Lady – Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.
- 44-83884 Miss Liberty (formerly Yankee Doodle II) – Barksdale Global Power Museum(Formerly Eighth Air Force Museum) at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
- 44-85599 Reluctant Dragon – Dyess Linear Air Park at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas.
- 44-85738 Preston’s Pride – AMVETS Chapter 56 (Mefford Field) in Tulare, California.
- 44-85828 I’ll Be Around – Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.
Under restoration or in storage
B-17D
- 40-3097 The Swoose – Under restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. and is the oldest known complete B-17 in existence.
B-17E
- 41-2446 Swamp Ghost – for display by the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor.
- 41-2595 Desert Rat – to airworthiness by Michael W. Kellner in Marengo, Illinois.
- 41-9210 – in storage at the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington. Sold immediately after production on the civilian market in 1943 to a Canadian airline. Sold to a Bolivian airline crashed and restored to airworthiness in 1976. Brought back to US in 1990. Purchased in 1999 and now in storage.
B-17F
- 41-24485 Memphis Belle – Under restoration for display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. Previously displayed in a park in Memphis, Tennessee.
B-17G
- 43-38978 – in storage by Donald Wisler in Tampa, Florida.
- 44-83525 Suzy Q – in storage at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida.
- 44-83684 Piccadilly Lilly II – to airworthiness by the Planes of Fame in Chino, California.
- 44-83690 – for display at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. Formerly displayed as “Miss Liberty Belle” at Grissom Air Museum, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Kokomo, Indiana.
- 44-83814 City of Savannah – on display by the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler, Georgia, outside restored, inside to be done.
- 44-83790 – for display by Don Brooks in Douglas, Georgia.
- 44-85790 Lacey Lady – to airworthiness by volunteers at the B-17 Alliance, McNary Field in Salem, Oregon.
- 44-85813 Champaign Lady – to airworthiness by volunteers at the Champaign Aviation Museum, Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio. Registration is held by Tech II.