Liberty Belle was a popular name for United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft during World War II; over two dozen known individual Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and Consolidated B-24 Liberators used the name.

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress. The following is an extensive catalogue of the variants and specific unique elements of each variant and/or design stage of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II.

The B-17G is a four engine bombardment type aircraft whose tactical mission is the destruction, by bombs, of land or naval mater- iel objectives. Originally designed as a heavy bomber, it has now been relegated to the light bomber class. The landing gear, tail …

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber, the B-17 dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II, used primarily in the European Theater of Operations.

The warbird registry follows the history of all Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresss that survived military service.

B-17轰炸机是世界上第一架全金属机身的4发轰炸机，采用下单翼常规气动布局，恒速螺旋桨发动机，载弹量2吨，航程2980千米，速度每小时322至402千米，机组乘员4至6人。 该机与其它轰炸机比较，具有体积大、速度快、航程远的特点 [2]。 B-17轰炸机作为第二次世界大战初期美军的主要战略轰炸机，于1937年8月以 初始型号Y1B-17交付。 1944年8月，美国陆军航空军（USAAF）已有33个B-17轰炸机大队部署在海外作战 [3]。 随后的B-17E、B-17F和B-17G型 …

Officially considered B-17G #44-85734, it is one of thirteen or fourteen B-17’s left in flying condition in the world out of over 12,700 produced. “Liberty Belle” is actually two B-17’s that were mated in the middle after two unfortunate accidents.

2018年3月9日 · Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress; Production block number: B-17G-1-BO Fortress; Manufacturer: Boeing; Markings & paint scheme: MS

The B-17G at Hill Aerospace Museum is equipped with 13 Browning M-2 .50-caliber mounted machine guns. There are two machine guns in the main cabin, two in the chin turret, one in the ball turret, plus several more throughout the aircraft.

The design of the B-17G took into account the experience of bombing German cities in 1943 (American pilots noted the insufficient armament of the B-17F, which practically did not protect the aircraft from frontal attacks of German fighters). The main difference of the new modification was the electric turret under the bow compartment.