Boeing B-17F

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft military aircraft
gptkbp:armament 13 .50 in M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad 4,800 lb
precision bombing
gptkbp:crew 10
B-17_training_schools
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960s
gptkbp:design high-wing
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Wright_R-1820_Cyclone
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1941
gptkbp:firstFlight 1939
gptkbp:height 19 ft 1 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing B-17F
gptkbp:length 74 ft 4 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxSpeed 362 mph
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Ploesti_raid
gptkb:Memphis_Belle
gptkb:Operation_Anvil
gptkb:Schweinfurt-Regensburg_mission
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkb:Dresden_bombing
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
Operation Crossbow
Operation Chastise
Operation Pointblank
Operation Dragoon
Operation Neptune
Operation Thunderclap
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Varsity
Operation Strangle
Operation Carpetbagger
Berlin_raids
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:USAF
gptkb:USAAF
gptkbp:numberBuilt 4,750
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,850 miles
gptkbp:range 1,850 miles
gptkbp:retired 1960s
gptkbp:role heavy bomber
strategic bombing
gptkbp:services 1942
35,600 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Boeing_B-17G
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:variant gptkb:B-17G
B-17E
gptkbp:wingspan 103 ft 9 in