The Mighty Flying Fortress

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1. Who designed the B-17? Northrup Boeing North American Lockheed

2. How many crew members did the B-17 have? 11 10 12 13

3. What where the two major differences between the original Model 299 specification and the original B-17? Engines, payload Crew, Payload Payload, Landing Gear arrangment Number of Engines, Top speed

4. What significant event in Army Air Force history happened to a B-17 at Pearl Harbor. There where no B-17's at Pearl Harbor First American aircraft kill in World War II First American aircraft shot down in World War II Took pictures of the Japanese Attack Aircraft

5. Once America entered the war B-17's made a huge impact. What was the main disadvantage of all the B-17 variants. Small payload Highly flammable engines Weak armour A tendency to be unbalanced when loaded

6. Based on experience on the B-17F model, the B-17G had a chin turret for head on attack. Who fired this weapon? Engineer Navigator Radio Operator Bombardier

7. On the B-17G, who where the only crew member's who did not fire a defensive weapon? Radio operator, engineer, navigator Pilot, copilot, engineer Pilot, copilot, radio operator Navigator, pilot, engineer

8. What type of weapons where fired by the waist gunners and navigator? RK 108 cannon M-2 machine gun M-5 cannon M-3 macine gun

9. What nickname was the tail gun position known as to the United States aviators? Thorn Meat Grinder Peashooter Stinger

10. The nickname for the B-17 was not coined by the USAAF. It was coined by reporter Richard L. Williams. What phrase did the nickname come from? "4,000-horsepower flying fortress" "10-gun flying fortress" "15-ton flying fortress" "3- turret flying fortress"

11. During the actual bombing run, the pilot was no longer in control of the aircraft. Who was in control of the aircraft at this time? Copilot Bombardier Navigator Radio Operator

12. What were the massive engines of the B-17 Flying Fortress? Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Allison V-1710 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Wright R-1820 Cyclone

13. October 14, 1943 was a dark day for USAAF bomber crews. How many of the 291 B-17s sent to attack where shot down on "Black Thursday?" 59 100 82 291

14. Before the P-51D Mustang came into service, the USAAF decided to design a bomber escort based on the B-17 airframe. The aircraft had 16 machine guns, and the bomb bay was converted to a magazine. What was it called? YB-36 YB-20 B-41 YB-40

15. The B-17 was used by many countries. Which one of these countries NEVER flew a B-17? Saudi Arabia Nazi Germany Soviet Union Brazil