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Pics. Extensively used in the strategic bombing campaign against germany. Competing against douglas and martin for a contract to build 200 bombers.
Data from the encyclopedia of world aircraft, via wikipedia. It was several tons heavier than the prototypes and bristled with armament. Some aircraft were retained for search and rescue operations as well as photo reconnaissance platforms into the.
It was several tons heavier than the prototypes and bristled with armament.
It was the first boeing airplane with the distinctive — and enormous — tail for improved control and. This formation, made up of multiple individual bombers flying within relatively close proximity to one another, allowed virtually every machine gunner onboard the. Competing against douglas and martin for a contract to build 200 bombers. Some survive in flying condition into the 21st century as flying museum aircraft.