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15th Infantry Combat Command Book of Company C 15.4 Fort Dix February 16 1955 date of 8x10 photo laid in

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Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models B-17F and G British Model Fortress II; AN 01-20EF-1 A. O. No. 2099C RESTRICTED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY August 1 1943

198986506Menasha WI: Aviation Publications 1989. Reprint edition of 1943 edition. Wraps. Good. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 2109 1 pages. Illustration on front cover. Illustrations. Tabular Data. Cover has some wear and soiling. The B-17F variants were the primary versions flying for the Eighth Air Force to face the Germans in 1943 and had standardized the manned Sperry ball turret for ventral defense also replacing the earlier 10-panel framed bombardier's nose glazing from the B subtype with an enlarged nearly frameless Plexiglas bombardier's nose enclosure for improved forward vision. The final production blocks of the B-17F from Douglas' plants did adopt the YB-40's "chin turret" giving them a much-improved forward defense capability. By the time the B-17G appeared the number of guns had been increased from seven to 13 the designs of the gun stations were finalized and other adjustments were completed. The B-17G was the final version of the Flying Fortress incorporating all changes made to its predecessor the B-17F and in total 8680 were built the last on 28 July 1945. Many B-17Gs were converted for other missions such as cargo hauling engine testing and reconnaissance. Initially designated SB-17G a number of B-17Gs were also converted for search-and-rescue duties later to be redesignated B-17H. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps USAAC. Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. It is the third-most produced bomber of all time behind the four-engined Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the multirole twin-engined Junkers Ju 88. It was also employed as a transport antisubmarine aircraft drone controller and search-and-rescue aircraft. In a USAAC competition Boeing's prototype Model 299/XB-17 outperformed two other entries but crashed losing the initial 200-bomber contract to the Douglas B-18 Bolo. Still the Air Corps ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation then introduced it into service in 1938. The B-17 evolved through numerous design advances but from its inception the USAAC later the USAAF promoted the aircraft as a strategic weapon. It was a relatively fast high-flying long-range bomber with heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload. It also developed a reputation for toughness based upon stories and photos of badly damaged B-17s safely returning to base. The B-17 saw early action in the Pacific War where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields. But it was primarily employed by the USAAF in the daylight strategic bombing campaign over Europe complementing RAF Bomber Command's night-time area bombing of German industrial military and civilian targets. Of the roughly 1.5 million tons of bombs dropped on Nazi Germany and its occupied territories by U.S. aircraft over 640 000 tons 42.6% were dropped from B-17s. Aviation Publications paperback

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