{"id":821,"date":"2019-11-27T19:54:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T02:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=821"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:20:05","slug":"boeing-b-17g","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/boeing-b-17g\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing B-17G"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Boeing B-17G (PB-1G) Flying Fortress<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Boeing-B-17G.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Boeing-B-17G.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While it is not the most produced American bomber of World War II, the B-17 is perhaps the most famous.\u00a0 Originally designed in 1934 in response to an Army request for a multi-engine bomber, the B-17 lost the contract for immediate full-scale production to the Douglas B-18.\u00a0 The Flying Fortress was selected for further development, and a total of 13 aircraft were produced for service testing.\u00a0 By 1941, the B-17 was beginning to enter large scale service and production.\u00a0 The B-17G was the most produced version of the Flying Fortress with 4,035 produced.\u00a0 It was designed in response to combat reports that indicated a need for increased forward defensive guns and the ability to fly at higher altitudes.\u00a0 A total of 12,677 Flying Fortresses were built during the war. \u00a0By 1946 only a few hundred remained in service with the Strategic Air Command.\u00a0 A few more were transferred to the Navy and Coast Guard and were modified to carry large lifeboats under the fuselage.\u00a0 Some eventually passed into civilian hands and became fire fighters and air show performers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>103 ft 9 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>74 ft 4 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>19 ft 1 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>65,500 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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