Bomber Aircrafts of World War II, Wydawnictwa anglo i rosyjskojęzyczne
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First Edition, 2012
ISBN
978-81-323-3382-1
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Published by:
Research World
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Chapter 2 - Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Chapter 3 - North American B-25 Mitchell
Chapter 4 - Martin B-26 Marauder
Chapter 5 - Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Chapter 6 - Consolidated B-32 Dominator and Douglas B-23 Dragon
Chapter-1
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17E
Heavy bomber
Strategic bomber
Role
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Boeing
First flight
28 July 1935
Introduction
April 1938
Retired
1968 (Brazilian Air Force)
United States Army Air
Forces
Royal Air Force
Primary users
Produced
1936–1945
Number built
12,731
Unit cost
US$238,329
XB-38 Flying Fortress
YB-40 Flying Fortress
C-108 Flying Fortress
Variants
Developed into
Boeing 307
The
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
was a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in
the 1930s for the then-United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against
Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed
both competitors and more than met the Air Corps' expectations. Although Boeing lost
the contract because the prototype crashed, the Air Corps was so impressed with Boeing's
design that they ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation. From its introduction in
1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances.
The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the
daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German
industrial and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force based at Thorpe
Abbotts airfield in England and the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy complemented the
RAF Bomber Command's nighttime area bombing in Operation Pointblank to help secure
air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation
for Operation Overlord. The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the
Pacific where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields.
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC (later USAAF) touted the aircraft as a strategic
weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-range bomber that was able to defend itself,
and to return home despite extensive battle damage. It quickly took on mythic
proportions, and widely circulated stories and photos of B-17s surviving battle damage
increased its iconic status. With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied
contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as an effective weapons system, dropping
more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million metric tons
of bombs dropped on Germany by U.S. aircraft, 640,000 tons were dropped from B-17s.
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First Edition, 2012
ISBN
978-81-323-3382-1
© All rights reserved.
Published by:
Research World
4735/22 Prakashdeep Bldg,
Ansari Road, Darya Ganj,
Delhi - 110002
Email:
info@wtbooks.com
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Chapter 2 - Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Chapter 3 - North American B-25 Mitchell
Chapter 4 - Martin B-26 Marauder
Chapter 5 - Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Chapter 6 - Consolidated B-32 Dominator and Douglas B-23 Dragon
Chapter-1
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17E
Heavy bomber
Strategic bomber
Role
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Boeing
First flight
28 July 1935
Introduction
April 1938
Retired
1968 (Brazilian Air Force)
United States Army Air
Forces
Royal Air Force
Primary users
Produced
1936–1945
Number built
12,731
Unit cost
US$238,329
XB-38 Flying Fortress
YB-40 Flying Fortress
C-108 Flying Fortress
Variants
Developed into
Boeing 307
The
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
was a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in
the 1930s for the then-United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against
Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed
both competitors and more than met the Air Corps' expectations. Although Boeing lost
the contract because the prototype crashed, the Air Corps was so impressed with Boeing's
design that they ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation. From its introduction in
1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances.
The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the
daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German
industrial and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force based at Thorpe
Abbotts airfield in England and the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy complemented the
RAF Bomber Command's nighttime area bombing in Operation Pointblank to help secure
air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation
for Operation Overlord. The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the
Pacific where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields.
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC (later USAAF) touted the aircraft as a strategic
weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-range bomber that was able to defend itself,
and to return home despite extensive battle damage. It quickly took on mythic
proportions, and widely circulated stories and photos of B-17s surviving battle damage
increased its iconic status. With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied
contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as an effective weapons system, dropping
more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million metric tons
of bombs dropped on Germany by U.S. aircraft, 640,000 tons were dropped from B-17s.
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