Two views of the improved type of the American flying fortress, the Bpeing B-17C, a number of which are already being used by the R.A.F. It is a mid-wing monoplane, with a speed of 300 miles per hour. At a speed of 220 miles per hour it has a range of 2450 miles and can carry a very heavy bomb load. A crew of seven to nine is carried.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 171, 22 July 1941, Page 6
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69Two views of the improved type of the American flying fortress, the Bpeing B-17C, a number of which are already being used by the R.A.F. It is a mid-wing monoplane, with a speed of 300 miles per hour. At a speed of 220 miles per hour it has a range of 2450 miles and can carry a very heavy bomb load. A crew of seven to nine is carried. Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 171, 22 July 1941, Page 6
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