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.I Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is perhaps the most distinguished four-engine heavy bomber aircraft of this second World War. In 1934 the usa Army Air Corps tendered a proposal to replace the old Martin B-10, which had now become outdated. The B-17 first saw combat with all the British Royal Air Force.during the next World War. The RAF, in fact, entered into war with a limited amount of hefty bombers, equipping its devices with all the very first B-17Cs obtained through the United States, that have been renamed B-17 Mk.I. Initial operational missions against strategic goals in Germany, such as the industrial town of Wilhemshaven or the busy port of Brest, began in July 1941. The B-17 Mk.we possessed 4 effective 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 point of view, the B-17 is recognized as become initial large aircraft to be produced on a large scale, utilizing the innovative mass production techniques.