Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress
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title:
Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress
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The Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress was a modification for operational testing purposes of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft, converted to act as a heavily armed gunship to support other bombers during World War II. At the time of its development, long-range fighter aircraft such as the North American P-51 Mustang were just entering quantity production, and thus were not yet available to accompany bombers all the way from England to Germany and back.
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American experimental bomber escort
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YB-40_Flying_Fortress
date created:
2004-12-18T07:43:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:57:17Z
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