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| Specifications B-17G Wing Span.....103ft. 9 3/8 in. Length.....74ft. 3.9 in. Height.....19ft. 2.44in. Powerplant.....Wright R-1820-97Cyclone 1,200 hp at takeoff Empty Weight.....36,134 Gross Weight.....65,00 lbs. Cruising Speed.....160mph Top Speed.....302mph Ceiling.....36,400ft. Range.....3750 miles Fuel Capacity.....2,780 gallons carried in the wings Fuel consumption.....200gallons per hour Oil capacity.....37 gallons per engine Crew.....10 Bomb Load.....8000 lbs. Armament.....13 x .50xclaiber machine guns Sentimental Journey Facts Based at.....Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona Owned by.....Commemorative Air Force Total number of B-17's built.....12,731 B-17's still in existence.....Approximatley 50 Sentimental Journey built.....November 1944 Yearly flight time.....Roughly 100 hours Tour stops annually.....Average 60 cities per year Operational cost.....$2000.00 per hour Movies and TV.....All The Fine Young Men, 1941, Wings Nose Art.....Betty Grable Aircraft markings.....457th Bomb Group based in Glatton, England, during World Warr II with the Eighth Air Force |
| Specifications B-17 Flying Fortress And Sentimental Journey |
| This was truly one of the most incredible things I have ever been able to do. It ranks right up there with skydiving. Honestly, I can't say one was better than the other overall. They both have their own points which will keep them seperate. I highly recommend that if you have the chance to do either DO IT!!!!!!!!!! Jim |
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| You can contact them at the info above and find out if they have a Wing at a location near you. |
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| PICTURES |
| Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Gallery 3 Gallery 4 Gallery 5 Gallery 6 Gallery 7 Other WWII planes I have been on. Pictures of the model I made of the Sentimental Journey |
| Contact Me: save_our_guns@hotmail.com |
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