1/72 Airfix Boeing B-17G / Fortress Mk.III A08018A CA & Accelerators 24-inch and 36-inch searchlights provided

24-inch and 36-inch searchlights provided

25″W x 2

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941

complete with tachometer

Its flight characteristics were even better than expected

1/72 Airfix Boeing B-17G / Fortress Mk.III A08018A CA & Accelerators 24-inch and 36-inch searchlights providedThe Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress boasts a remarkable legacy, as both a strategic weapon and an enduring symbol of American air power during the Second World War. Designed as a large, multi engine bomber with substantial defensive armament, the B 17 was introduced in 1938. First used in combat with the RAF in 1941, carrying out bombing raids in France, its poor performance suggested that improved defenses and greater bombing accuracy were needed. Later