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August 1971

The First Fortresses, Special B-17 Portfolio

September 1972

Crash Landing the B-17

November 1972

Flying Fortresses of the Silver Screen

August 1974

YB-17s – Birth of the B-17 Flying Fortress

September 1974

The Forgotten Fortresses, The B-17 Goes To War

November 1974

B-17 Flying Phoenix, From Atomic Target to Borate Bomber

January 1976

Monogram Ultimate B-17 Model Kit

January 1984

Super B-17, One of WWII’s Best Kept Secrets

February 1977

Four Decades with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

June 1978

Boeing’s Flying Autograph Book, The Famous B-17

October 1978

Photo Essay of B-17 Bomber Combat over Europe

September 1980

XB-38, The Allison-Powered B-17

February 1981

Israeli B-17s in Action

March 1988

Final Ferry Flight of a B-17G

April 1989

Story of Bert Stiles, B-17 and P-51 Pilot

May 1989

Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby, A Classic B-17 is Restored

December 1990

Saga of WWII B-17 Crews in Combat

July 1996

Complete Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Collector’s Edition

September 1997

A Gunner’s Eye View of B-17s over WWII Europe

January 2000

Inside the Mighty B-17 Flying Fortress

January 2003

Story of Bert Stiles, B-17 and P-51 Pilot

Manuals & Photos

B-17 Pilot Training Manual
B-17 Pilots Manual
B-17C Flight Instructions, 1940
B-17E Parts Catalog, 1943
B-17F Cold Weather Operation, 1942
B-17F Erection Maintenance, 1942
B-17F Familiarization Manual, 1943
B-17F Mechanics Notebook, 1944
B-17F Operating Instructions, 1942
B-17F Pilots Handbook, 1942
B-17FG Operating Instructions, 1943
B-17G Erection Maintanence, 1944
B-17G Operating Instructions, 1944
B-17G Field Service Manual
Over 1,550 photos of the B-17 Flying Fortress

General Characteristics

Crew: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners, ball turret gunner, tail gunner
Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)
Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m)
Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
Wing area: 1,420 sq ft (131.92 m2)
Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
Aspect ratio: 7.57
Empty weight: 36,135 lb (16,391 kg)
Loaded weight: 54,000 lb (24,500 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 65,500 lb (29,700 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-1820-97 “Cyclone” turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp(895 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)
Cruise speed: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)
Range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km) with 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) bombload
Service ceiling: 35,600 ft (10,850 m)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
Wing loading: 38.0 lb/sq ft (185.7 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.089 hp/lb (150 W/kg)

Armament

Guns: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 8 positions (2 in the Bendix chin turret, 2 on nose cheeks, 2 staggered waist guns, 2 in upper Sperry turret, 2 in Sperry ball turret in belly, 2 in the tail and one firing upwards from radio compartment behind bomb bay)
Bombs:
- Short range missions (<400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
- Long range missions (?800 mi): 4,500 lb (2,000 kg)
- Overload: 17,600 lb (7,800 kg)

Variant	Produced	First Flight
Model 299	1	28 July 1935
YB-17	13	2 December 1936
YB-17A	1	29 April 1938.
B-17B	39	27 June 1939
B-17C	38	21 July 1940
B-17D	42	3 February 1941
B-17E	512	5 September 1941
B-17F (total)	3,405	30 May 1942
B-17F-BO	2,300
B-17F-DL	605
B-17F-VE	500
B-17G (total)	8,680	16 August 1943
B-17G-BO	4,035
B-17G-DL	2,395
B-17G-VE	2,250
Total	12,731

Brazil

44-85583 B-17G – Recife Air Force Base.
44-83718 B-17G – in storage at the Museu da FAB in Rio de Janeiro.

France

44-8846 B-17G The Pink Lady – Forteresse Toujours Volante in Paris.
44-8889 B-17G – in storage at the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Paris.

United Kingdom

44-85784 B-17G (registration G-BEDF) Sally B – B-17 Preservation Group, based at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford and painted as 41-24485 (124485).
44-83735 B-17gG Mary Alice – American Air Museumin Duxford. (Aircraft is currently undergoing a 16-month conservation effort at the Imperial War Museum – Duxford.)
44-83868 B-17G – Royal Air Force Museum London in Hendon.

United States

Airworthy

B-17F

42-29782 Boeing Bee – stored but is airworthy and owned by the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

B-17G

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44-8543 Madras Maiden – Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon.
44-83514 Sentimental Journey – Commemorative Air Force (Airbase Arizona) in Mesa, Arizona.
44-83546 Memphis Belle (this is the movie stand-in) – The Liberty Foundation in Claremore, Oklahoma. It is on loan from the Military Aircraft Restoration Corp. in Anaheim, California.
44-83563 Fuddy Duddy – Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California.
44-83575 Nine-O-Nine – Collings Foundationin Stow, Massachusetts.
44-83872 Texas Raiders – Commemorative Air Force (Gulf Coast Wing) in Houston, Texas.
44-85718 Thunderbird – Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.
44-85740 Aluminum Overcast<

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