More than Just a Display Piece, the Fortress B17 Model Airplane is a Spectacular Work of Art
Our Fortress B17 Model Airplane model airplane is modeled and handcrafted using various high-quality grade materials by our renowned master craftsmen. Our Fortress B17 model airplane is uniquely designed and manufactured using the latest innovations and techniques applied in the over-all manufacturing and operation process procedures. The Fortress B17 model plane's parts including the fuselage, wings and glass cockpit are extremely accurate and precise based on the original. This model aircraft will fascinate anyone, aviation enthusiast and model aircraft collectors alike for its remarkable and exceptional quality.
The Fortress B17 model plane comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. This elegant Fortress Fortress B17 model plane is definitely the perfect gift and collectible you would want to give to your friends and family. B-17G Flying Fortress History:
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). It was primarily employed in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and civilian targets. It was considered the first truly mass-produced large aircraft, eventually evolving through numerous design advancements, from B-17A to G.
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC touted the Flying Fortress as a strategic weapon. It was a potent, high-flying, long-ranging bomber capable of unleashing great destruction yet able to defend itself. With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied contemporaries, it established itself as a superb weapons system, dropping more bombs than any other US aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million tonnes of bombs dropped on Germany, 500,000 were dropped from B-17s.
The B-17G was the result of an almost continuous improvement program of earlier B-17 models. It was basically the production version of the B-17F after the modifications and improvements were incorporated into the design. By the time the B-17G appeared, the number of guns had been increased from 7 to 13, the designs of the gun stations were finalized, and other adjustments were complete. Although the Bendix chin turret is the most obvious improvement incorporated into the B-17G, it was actually first used on late model B-17Fs. A total of 8,860 Gs were built, the last one on April 9, 1945. Many B-17Gs were converted for other missions such as cargo hauling, engine testing and reconnaissance.
*Alteration on the design such as change of paint schemes and markings or embodied features on our models occurs at any time. Detachable stand is included with the model which may vary from the photo.
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