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Die Cast Metal Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Die Cast Metal Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Die Cast Metal Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Winning Bid
on 08/07/20
$40.00
Item #1007
Lot #7 of 107
Item Description

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry (prototype Model 299/XB-17) outperformed both competitors and exceeded the air corps' performance specifications. Although Boeing lost the contract (to the Douglas B-18 Bolo) because the prototype crashed, the air corps ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances,[6][7] becoming the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the four-engined Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the multirole, twin-engined Junkers Ju 88.

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Condition

Excellent

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