Questions tagged [b17-flying-fortress]
The B-17 Flying Fortress was a common American bomber in World War II. Use for questions specific to this aircraft.
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Can the dome gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress shoot the plane's tail off?
I was at the California Capital Airshow on Mather AFB over the weekend, and came across a beautifully maintained B-17 Flying Fortress. The crew were kind enough to allow people to go inside and take a ...
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What is the origin of the "Pickle" switch for release of ordnance?
I am looking for proper proof of the theory that it is called so due to the Norden sight of the B17, which was said to assist the bomber in putting a bomb into a pickle jar, and hence it stuck.
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