The B-17 and B-24 were the US's most produced aircraft of WWII, each enjoying certain advantages over the other. Another bomber that packed a bigger bomb load than the B-17 was the Avro Lancaster ...
The B-17 played a crucial role in transforming ... A total of 12,731 B-17s were produced while 18,482 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers were built by the end of the war. However, both heavy ...
As the US military was looking to expand production of Boeing's B-17 bomber in ... turned out a new bomber design, and it received a contract for a flyable prototype, the XB-24, in March 1939.
The B-17 Flying Fortress made its mark on history ... A total of 12,731 B-17s were produced, while 18,482 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers were also built by the end of World War II.
The first piece of B-24 was completed at Willow Run two days after the attack. But Edsel had promised that the massive bombers would take flight in May 1942. After numerous delays and production ...