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The Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress was a modification of the United States B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft, converted to act as a heavily armed "gunship" for other bombers during World War II. At the time of its development, long-range fighter aircraft such as the North American P-51 Mustang were just entering quantity production, and thus were not yet available to accompany bombers all the way from England to Germany and back.

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  • Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress
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  • The Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress was a modification of the United States B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft, converted to act as a heavily armed "gunship" for other bombers during World War II. At the time of its development, long-range fighter aircraft such as the North American P-51 Mustang were just entering quantity production, and thus were not yet available to accompany bombers all the way from England to Germany and back.
  • The YB-40 Flying Fortress was an experimental adaptation of the B-17F Flying Fortress designed to act as a bomber escort for the B-17 formations attacking Germany during World War II.
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  • 28000.0
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dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
dbkwik:world-war-2...iPageUsesTemplate
max takeoff weight alt
  • 34000.0
loaded weight main
  • 63500.0
Guns
  • 18(xsd:integer)
climb rate main
  • ft/min
number of props
  • 4(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 22.6 m
span main
  • 3162.3
Speed
  • 322.0
power/mass alt
  • 0(xsd:double)
cruise speed main
  • 196.0
cruise speed alt
  • 315.0
Role
  • *Bomber escort
height alt
  • 5.8 m
Introduced
  • 1943-05-29(xsd:date)
primary user
Type
type of prop
  • turbosupercharged radial engines
loading main
  • 47(xsd:double)
range alt
  • 3640.0
length main
  • 2278.38
power alt
  • 895.0
area main
  • 1527.0
power main
  • 1200.0
height main
  • 581.66
span alt
  • 31.4 m
range main
  • 2260.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 292.0
engine (prop)
  • Wright R-1820-65
power/mass main
  • 0(xsd:double)
climb rate alt
  • m/s
ceiling main
  • 29200.0
empty weight main
  • 54900.0
loaded weight alt
  • 28800.0
Developed From
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  • 141.9
First Flight
  • September 1942
max speed alt
  • 470.0
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 231(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 24900.0
Engine
  • 4(xsd:integer)
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 8,900 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 74000.0
Retired
  • October 1943
Crew
  • 10(xsd:integer)
Armament
  • Up to 30x automatic weapons including:12.7 mm Browning M2 machine guns20 mm autocannons
Number Built
  • 25(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress was a modification of the United States B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft, converted to act as a heavily armed "gunship" for other bombers during World War II. At the time of its development, long-range fighter aircraft such as the North American P-51 Mustang were just entering quantity production, and thus were not yet available to accompany bombers all the way from England to Germany and back.
  • The YB-40 Flying Fortress was an experimental adaptation of the B-17F Flying Fortress designed to act as a bomber escort for the B-17 formations attacking Germany during World War II.
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