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

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: The Uk

Model Dim.: 31,3 cm

B-17 Mk.We Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is perhaps the absolute most distinguished four-engine heavy bomber aircraft of second 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 In 1934 america Army Air Corps tendered a proposal to restore the old Martin B-10, which had now become outdated.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 reality, joined into war with a restricted range hefty bombers, equipping its devices with all the first B-17Cs obtained from United States, that have been renamed B-17 Mk.I. The first operational missions against strategic goals in Germany, for instance the industrial town of Wilhemshaven or the busy slot of Brest, began in July 1941. The B-17 Mk.we possessed 4 powerful Wright R-1820-65 turbo-charged radial engines and had been with the capacity of holding a large bombload, also on longer-range missions. From a commercial standpoint, the B-17 is recognized as to be 1st large aircraft become produced on a sizable scale, utilizing the innovative mass production practices.