Boeing Fortress I
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The Boeing Fortress I was an early Royal Air Force variant of the American B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, used primarily for long-range bombing and reconnaissance missions during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boeing YB-17 | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boeing B-17 variant
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heavy bomber ⓘ military aircraft variant ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | land-based bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allianceContext | Allied forces ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOperator | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewType | multi-crew ⓘ |
| designationSystem | Royal Air Force designation ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | four-engined ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| notableFeature | early RAF use of B-17 for high-altitude bombing ⓘ |
| operatorType | air force ⓘ |
| originalUSDesignation | B-17C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston-engined ⓘ |
| primaryOperator | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
heavy bomber
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
RAF Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
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RAF Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
Coastal Command units
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No. 220 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 90 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-shipping operations
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long-range bombing ⓘ long-range reconnaissance ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ |
| usedInTheatre |
Atlantic theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | fixed-wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boeing YB-17