File:B-17 on bomb run.jpg
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Summary
| Aircraft type | B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Registration | B-17G-30-DL (42-38091) |
| Description |
English: Douglas-built B-17G-30-DL 42-38091 was a stateside B-17G used for training. It was first delivered to Cheyenne, WY, in December 1943. Photo shows the chin turret with .50 caliber machine guns featured in later models. The B-17 weighed about 60,000 lbs., carried a bomb load of 6000 lbs., at a speed of approximately 300 miles per hour. |
| Source | http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/photo_galleries/aaf_wwii_vol_vi/Captions/012_B-17.htm (image with caption) |
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This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.
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| current | 03:24, 23 March 2005 | | 860 × 667 (159 KB) | wikimediacommons>Karl Dickman | USAF image |
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