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Reference Details for B-17 Flying Fortress
| Title | B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Authors | Scutts |
| Publisher | Patrick Stephens Ltd. |
| Year | 1982 |
| Types Covered | B-17 (PB) Flying Fortress |
| Cockpit Details | Y1B-17 ventral gun position (p. 8); B-17C waist gun position (p. 10); B-17E cheek gun position (p. 37); B-17F bombardier's compartment (p. 79), pilot's compartment (p. 79), radio compartment (p. 79); Fortress III [B-17G] (p. 59) |
| Wheel Well Details | |
| Other Details | B-17F bomb bay (p. 80, 86), communications equipment (p. 101, 102), landing gear (p. 89); B-17F & B-17G dorsal & ball turrets (p. 82, 83, 85); B-17G bomb bay doors (p. 86, 97), "Cheyenne" tail turret (p. 55), engine (p. 64), flap interior (p. 88), landing gear (p. 90), supercharger wastegate (p. 77), waist gun position (p. 84, 105); YB-40 [B-40] tail turret (p. 107) |
| Cutaway Drawings | B-17F (p. 79-81); XB-40 [B-40] (p. 31) |
| Multiview Drawings | |
| Generic Camouflage Patterns | |
| Generic Markings Patterns | |
| Specific Markings Profiles | B-17F (p. 107), B-17G (p. 110, 113), Fortress III [B-17G] (p. 114), PB-1W (p. 98) |
| Notes | Includes a list of B-17 production blocks & serial numbers (p. 91, 92) |
