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Close-up view of the nose of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber, circa 1944

Caption     Close-up view of the nose of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber, circa 1944 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
29 May 2010 10:17:40 PM

B-17G chin turret, mounted twin .50 caliber
machine guns, w/ 365rpg, also installed on side mounts were added 50's
Total defensive firepower was thirteen .50
caliber weapons.With gross weight of 34 tons
it carried 6,380 rounds of ammo.
B-17G Models, had improved tail turret, and
installation of cheek mounts.

The B-17 Gunship:

To escort bomber formations, Lockheed Vega
developed the YB-40 loaded with 11,000 rounds
of .50 caliber ammo,for long range missions, and 17,300 rounds of ammo for short range missions.
The aircraft had double waist guns, with a
added a second power turret where the radio operators position used to be,chin turret that was later built into B17G Models.
This proved to be a failure, mainly because
it was heavy, and it could not keep up with
the standard B-17's
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
18 Feb 2011 09:55:16 PM

The B-17 carried four tons of bombs and
one and a half tons of fifty caliber ammo!

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