The B-17G was bristling with weapons. The Chin turret was devastating and destroyed german fighters. The usaf dream of a Flying Fortress was finally realized. P-51 pilots learned real quick don’t fly through a B-17 formation. The gunners will shoot your ass out of the sky before you can start to think WTF. German pilots where terrified attacking B-17s late in the war.
The B-17G was bristling with weapons. The Chin turret was devastating and destroyed german fighters. The usaf dream of a Flying Fortress was finally realized. P-51 pilots learned real quick don’t fly through a B-17 formation. The gunners will shoot your ass out of the sky before you can start to think WTF. German pilots where terrified attacking B-17s late in the war.
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