Corgi – Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress , ’42-31713/UX-T’ “Snake Hips” 327th Bom.Sqn. 92th Bom.Group USAAF , RAF Podington (USAAF Station 109) , August 1944

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                                         B-17 Flying Fortress ( Boeing )

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress byl americký čtyřmotorový dálkový bombardovací letoun, který byl používán za druhé světové války. Byl znám pod pojmenováním Létající pevnost (překlad Flying Fortress).

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. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances, becoming the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the four-engined B-24 Liberator and the multirole, twin-engined Junkers Ju 88.

General characteristics

• Crew: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner
• Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)
• Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m)
• Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
• Wing area: 1,420 sq ft (132 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
• Empty weight: 36,135 lb (16,391 kg)
• Gross weight: 54,000 lb (24,494 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 65,500 lb (29,710 kg)
• Aspect ratio: 7.57
• Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-1820-97 “Cyclone” turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each

364th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1942-1946; 1947-1948; 1951-1970; 1972-1975
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment
Engagements	World War II Vietnam

World War II squadron emblem

United States Air Force
Founded	1 August 1907 (112 years) 18 September 1947 (71 years, 11 months) (as independent service)
Country	United States of America
Type	Air and space force
Role	Air, space, and cyberspace warfare
Size	321,444 active duty airmen 141,880 civilians 69,200 reserve airmen 105,700 air national guard airmen 5,047 manned aircraft 406 ICBMs 170 satellites
Insignia
Flag
Seal of the Department of the Air Force
Roundel
USAF “Hap” Arnold Symbol
Symbol
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-10, AC-130, MQ-9
Bomber	B-1B, B-2, B-52H
Electronic warfare	E-2 , E-3, E-4, E-8, EA-18 ,  EC-130 , E-767
Fighter	F-14 , F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18 , F-22, F-35A
Helicopter	HH-60, UH-1N
Reconnaissance	MC-12, RC-135, RQ-4, RQ-170, U-2, U-28
Trainer	T-1, T-6, T-38, T-41, T-51, T-53, TG-16
Transport	C-5M, C-12, C-17, C-21, C-32, C-37, C-130, C-40, CV-22, VC-25
Tanker	KC-10, KC-135, KC-46