B-17 Flying Fortress "Bit O Lace" Bombs and Missiles and an unrefueled range of

and an unrefueled range of 2

empty weight ultralight trainer version is available by special order

and F) where it engaged the Russian-built MiG-15

and greater range

the US Navy needed an advance ASW/maritime patrol aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortress "Bit O Lace" Bombs and Missiles and an unrefueled range ofThe B 17G was the result of an almost continuous improvement program of earlier B 17 models. The G model was basically the production version of the B 17F after the modifications and improvements were incorporated into the design. 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. More than 8,500 Gs were built by three different manufacturers: Boeing, Douglas,