1304 - 1/72 B-17 Mk.I Fortress WWII Italeri  [IT-1304S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: The United Kingdom

Model Dim.: 31,3 cm

B-17 Mk.We Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is probably the absolute most distinguished four-engine hefty bomber aircraft of 2nd World War. In 1934 america Army Air Corps tendered a proposal to restore the old Martin B-10, which had now become outdated. The B-17 first saw combat because of the British Royal Air Force.during the next World War. The RAF, in fact, joined up with into war with a restricted range hefty bombers, equipping its products with the first B-17Cs acquired from united states of america, which have been renamed B-17 Mk.I. Initial operational missions against strategic goals in Germany, for instance the industrial town of Wilhemshaven or the busy slot of Brest, started in July 1941. The B-17 Mk.we possessed 4 effective Wright R-1820-65 turbo-charged radial engines and was in fact capable of keeping a sizable bombload, additionally on longer-range missions. From a commercial standpoint, the B-17 is considered as to be 1st big aircraft become produced on a considerable scale, utilizing the revolutionary mass manufacturing techniques.