1/48 HKM B-17G Flying Fortress Early Production 01F001 Figure-rise The radome and gun access

The radome and gun access hatch may be opened to reveal mechanical details inside while the air intakes and horizontal stabilizers are movable

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1/48 HKM B-17G Flying Fortress Early Production 01F001 Figure-rise The radome and gun accessThe Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress was one of the U. S. A.s main four engine heavy bombers, operating alongside the B 24 Liberator, and the later B 29 Superfortress, in all theatres of World War 2. Its a fact that the B 17 almost never saw its place in history and the defeat of Nazi Germany, as the prototype, known as Model 299, crashed due to pilot error during its evaluation in October 1935. Thankfully, the design had shown such promise during the