The B-17 Bomber

The B-17 Bomber
Boeing, America, Britain-
America needed a Bomber that was able to travel a longer distance without running out of full and they needed a bomber that had more armor and could take more blows because bombers were main targets for enemy pilot’s, also AA guns. “United States Army Air Corps’ 1934, demand for a multi-engine bomber.” Boeing were able to make this change by creating many prototypes and by upping the armor and increasing the vertical stabilizer to prolong a flight. To increase distance Boeing added larger wings and fuel tanks along with 4 engines. “Developed by the Boeing Company in the 1930’s, the B-17 was a four engine heavy bomber aircraft used by the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. It was a very effective weapons system, dropping more bombs during the war than any other American aircraft.” From July 28th 1935 to April 20th 1944. The year span is 9 years for the B-17 Bomber. “An aircraft that played a pivotal role in the outcome of the war, the B-17 Flying Fortress.” Without the B-17 America could have very well lost the war, The B-17 destroyed many German factories that produced weapons and very much damaged the German economy making it hard to fight back. Bombing Radis and terror bombings took place ate Germany, and the B-17 were disunited between America and the RAF (Royal Air Force, Europe).

Stubblebine,David

https://ww2db.com/aircraft_spec.php?aircraft_model_id=4

https://history.delaware.gov/word-war-ii-americas-heavy-hitter-the-b-17-flying-fortress/https://ww2db.com/aircraft_spec.php?aircraft_model_id=4

How do you use HTML for commenting?

To use HTML for commenting you use different icons/symbols for the coding proses.
The different icons/symbols you use are <, >, and /.
To write in the italic style of font what your do is <i> for the first part of the code and once you have typed the text you end with </i>.
For bold text you use <b> for the first and end with </b>.
To add a hyperlink use, <a href=””url”>link word goes here</a>.
You can also add or combine different HTML code if you want, <b><i>Text</b></i>.

Learning Takes Flight Avatar

The reason I have chosen an airplane for my worldwide blog is because of my love of the planes that I have got the chance to see and touch. The plane in the avatar is called a P-51 North American Mustang, they were a World War Two fighter plane that they were paired with the B-17 Flying Fortress, heavy bombing planes that destroyed many German factories. The P-51 North American Mustang was invented in 1940 by North American Aviation and was lent to the RAF.

About Learning Takes Flight

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Stevphen and my interests include school, airplanes, mechanical engineering, American History, Physics, and architecture. I’m most interested in the subject of aeronautics and mechanical engineering. I enjoy playing computer games with online friends with team building objectives. I’m located in the Central Valley of California and I’m in the 8th grade. I love flying with my father and being able to have the chance to fly above our city during the weekend.

Free-Photos / Pixabay