Pictures of Heavy Bombers - B-17, B-24, B-29, etc.

Army Air Forces in World War Two - Gallery 2

Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" levels off for a run over target. 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. Read my full article about the B-17.
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