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

Period: 2nd World War

Country: Great Britain

Model Dim.: 31,3 cm

B-17 Mk.We Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress has become the absolute numerous distinguished four-engine hefty bomber aircraft of 2nd World War. In 1934 america Army Air Corps tendered a proposal to replace the old Martin B-10, which had now become outdated. The B-17 first saw combat as a result of the British Royal Air Force.during these World War. The RAF, actually, joined up with with up with into war with a restricted range hefty bombers, equipping its products with the very first B-17Cs acquired from united states of america, which were renamed B-17 Mk.I. Initial functional missions against strategic goals in Germany, including the industrial city of Wilhemshaven and/or busy slot of Brest, were simply for sale in July 1941. The B-17 Mk.we possessed 4 effective Wright R-1820-65 turbo-charged radial machines and it is at truth capable of maintaining a considerable bombload, also on longer-range missions. From a commercial standpoint, the B-17 is recognized as to be first big aircraft become produced on a considerable scale, using the revolutionary mass manufacturing techniques.