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B-17G Fortress (Silver) Model 1/72

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Part# 13-10463
MFR Model# AB17ST

Overview

This high quality replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base. Length is 12" and wingspan is 17-1/4". Scale is 1/72.

The Boeing B-17 Fortress is a long range heavy bomber. The B-17G has a defensive firepower of not less than thirteen 0.50-inch machine guns, two chin guns, two guns in the dorsal turret, two guns in the ventral turret, two guns in the waist, two guns in the tail and one gun in the roof of the radio operators position. The B-17 has a maximum speed of 472 km/h. The B-17 has crew of six to ten. It incorporates four 1,200 h.p. Wright R-1820-97 nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engines with General Electric Type B-22 exhaust-driven turbo-superchargers.

In July 1943, the B-17G was introduced to Fortress production line and was produced in large numbers than any other Fortress variant. B-17G entered service with the Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces in late 1943. In 1945, when the production of B-17G ceased , theres a total of 4,035 B-17Gs built.

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Q: Do you carry replacement props for the B-17G Silver model p art# 13-10463 MFR Model# AB17ST

No, we do not carry replacement parts for these models. We only sell them complete.