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Aviation Collectibles: Military Aircraft Boeing B-17 \"Flying Fortress\" pin (LG) For Sale
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Aviation Collectibles: Military Aircraft Boeing B-17 \"Flying Fortress\" pin (LG):
$12.87
Collectible aviationtac-style pins MILITARY WAR AIRCRAFTBoeingB-17 Bomber
\"The Flying Fortress\"
(Special LARGE pin version)This pin comes in two variations.
The large is about 2 inches long.Thesmaller one is identical to
this oneexcept it is half the size...
measuring about 1 inch long.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed both competitors and exceeded the Air Corps\' expectations. Although Boeing lost the contract because the prototype crashed, the Air Corps was so impressed with Boeing\'s design that they ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances. The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force, based at many airfields in southern England, and the Fifteenth Air Force, based in Italy, complemented the RAF Bomber Command\'s nighttime area bombing in the Combined Bomber Offensive to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for the invasion of France in 1944.The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the Pacific, early in World War II, where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields. From its pre-war inception, the USAAC (later USAAF) touted the aircraft as a strategic weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-range bomber that was able to defend itself, and to return home despite extensive battle damage. Its reputation quickly took on mythic proportions, and widely circulated stories and photos of notable numbers and examples of B-17s surviving battle damage increased its iconic status. With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as an effective weapons system, dropping more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million metric tons of bombs dropped on Germany and its occupied territories by U.S. aircraft, 640,000 tons were dropped from B-17s. As of September 2011, 13 aircraft remain airworthy, with dozens more in storage or on static display. This listing features one of these rare pins.
The unbelievable detail perfectly captures this vintage aircraft.
Please note: Because of the finish these pins do not scan well...
They are Great!! Money back guarantee -- you won\'t be disappointed..
Produced with soft metal using a \"lost wax\" casting process formaximumdetail, this pin measures
approximately 2 inches in length, hand polished to a beautiful authentic brushed silver finish
andfeatures two rear posts with twin\"military style\" clutch pin backings
These fully licensed collectible pins can be used to trade or on hats, lapels,
bulletin boards, in albums... anywhere you want to celebrate and support great military aircraft.
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