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Boeing B-17G / Fortress mk.III 1:72 AirFix 08018A

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Vendor: Airfix

Product code: AFIX08018A

EAN: 5063129038601

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Plastic model airplane to assemble: Boeing B-17G / Fortress Mk.III 1:72 Airfix 08018A

The Boeing B-17G / Fortress Mk.III plastic model kit in 1:72 scale from Airfix is an excellent choice for aviation and modeling enthusiasts. This detailed set allows you to recreate one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II, known as the "Flying Fortress." This model is a faithful representation of the American four-engine heavy bomber that played a key role in the air campaigns over Europe.

Model specifications:

Scale: 1:72
Model length: 31.8 cm
Wingspan: 43.7 cm
Number of parts: 264
Difficulty level: 3
Number of painting schemes: 2
Contents of the kit: plastic model to assemble, instruction sheet, painting layout sheet, and decals

Painting options:

Boeing B-17G™ Flying Fortress™, 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), Italy, July 1944.
Boeing Fortress Mk.III (B-17G)™, No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron, No.100 (Bomber Support) Group, Royal Air Force Downham Market, Norfolk, England, 1944.

History and significance of the B-17: The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). This aircraft gained a reputation as a fast and high-flying bomber that dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. It was primarily used in the European Theater of Operations, where it played a crucial role in strategic daylight bombing raids on industrial, military, and civilian targets in Germany.

The B-17 was the third most produced bomber in history, surpassed only by the American Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the German Junkers Ju 88. In addition to its primary role as a bomber, the B-17 was also used for transport, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue missions.

Despite its heavy defensive armament, B-17s often fell victim to enemy fighter attacks. However, these aircraft gained a reputation for being incredibly durable, as evidenced by numerous stories and photographs of heavily damaged B-17s that managed to return safely to base.

The legacy of the B-17: To this day, four B-17s remain airworthy, and about 50 are in storage or on static display. The oldest of these is The Swoose, a B-17D that participated in combat in the Pacific on the first day of the United States' involvement in World War II. In 2022, the B-17 regained public attention in the United States when one of the aircraft was destroyed in a tragic mid-air collision during an airshow.

Assembly and painting kit. Does not include paints or glue. Assembly requires separately sold modeling tools (including cutters, files, tweezers), paints, brushes, and plastic model glue (e.g., Tamiya Extra Thin Cement). The photo shows a professionally assembled and painted model.