AIRFIX A08017B – Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress –
SCHEMES
A – Boeing B17G-70-BO Flying Fortress 43-37756 Milk Wagon, 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb group, Eighth Air force, United States Army Air Force, Royal Air Force Rattlesden, Suffolk, England 1945
B – Boeing B17G-95-BO Flying Fortress 43-38728 $5 with Breakfast, 851st Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group, Eighth Air force, United States Air force, Royal Air force Eye, Suffolk England 1945.
- 1:72 scale – Length 320mm – Width 438mm –
- Skill level 3 of 4 – 245 parts
- 3x Airfix flying hours
Humbrol or alternative paints recommended for basic painting
A + B – 11, 24, 29, 33, 56, 85, 110, 125, 155, 195, 27001, 27004.
B – 60
As a much-valued and one of the most well-known fighting aircraft designs of the Second World War, the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress will look as eye-cathcing in your Airfix range as it did on the battlefield. Measuring at 457.2mm, featuring two livery schemes and a 254mm wingspan, no military collection is complete without the Boeing B-17G.
