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B-17 Flying Fortress
The B-17 got its nickname from the pilots. It was nicknamed the plane that never turned back. They called it that because it was hard to destroy. The B-17 was one of the most famous heavy bombers of WWII. With a wingspan of 104 feet this plane was big. It could carry up to 6,000 pounds of bombs. It had a crew of about 10 people, a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, a bombardier, and gunners. It needed a way to protect itself like any other bomber. The British tried to fly it at high altitudes but, air is colder there and the machine guns froze, the bombs froze in the bomb bays so you couldn’t fly the B-17 high up. The B-17 was known as the plane that never turned back, it took heavy fire and still flew. It was famous for a reason! Many pilots owed their lives to its durability. The B-17 was a truly dependable aircraft.
The B-17 got its nickname from the pilots. It was nicknamed the plane that never turned back. They called it that because it was hard to destroy. The B-17 was one of the most famous heavy bombers of WWII. With a wingspan of 104 feet this plane was big. It could carry up to 6,000 pounds of bombs. It had a crew of about 10 people, a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, a bombardier, and gunners. It needed a way to protect itself like any other bomber. The British tried to fly it at high altitudes but, air is colder there and the machine guns froze, the bombs froze in the bomb bays so you couldn’t fly the B-17 high up. The B-17 was known as the plane that never turned back, it took heavy fire and still flew. It was famous for a reason! Many pilots owed their lives to its durability. The B-17 was a truly dependable aircraft.