Manufacturer: Boeing
First flight: 28th July 1935
Model number: 299
Classification: Long Range Heavy Bomber

SPECIFICATIONS: B-17G
Span: 103 feet 9 inches / 32 m
Length: 74 feet 9 inches / 23 m

Gross weight: 65,000 pounds / 30 tonnes
Top speed: 287 mph / 462 km/h at 25,000 ft / 7,620 m
Cruising speed: 150 mph / 241.4 km/h
Range: 3,750 miles / 6,034 km
Ceiling: 35,600 feet / 10,851 m
Power: Four 1,200-horsepower Wright R-1820-97 engines
Accommodation: Crew of 10
Armament: 11 to 13 machine guns
6,000-pound bomb load / 2,722 kilos

Cost: $276,000 (about $3½ million today)

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