This classic Guillow’s kit includes full color decals to decorate your model in the markings of the B-17G “Thunderbird” depicted in the giant mural at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

• Over 300 die-cut balsa parts

• 65 vacuum formed plastic parts including chin and belly gun turrets, tail, cheek, and waste gun ports, nacelle cowls and covers, dummy engines and wing fillets.

• Formed main gear struts, silkspan covering tissue and an ample supply of balsa strip stock.

• For U-control: 2 vinyl firewalls, wing tip guide and bellcrank base.

• Plastic control-line handle, bellcrank and elevator horn

• Push rod wire and cloth hinge material

The B-17 lived up to its “flying fortress” nickname during World War 2 when it penetrated deep into the Third Reich to blast German war production facilities. Bristling with machine guns, the “G” version of the B-17 was a formidable opponent for enemy fighters being able to absorb extensive battle damage and still survive to deliver its bomb cargo on designated targets. Flown by the Eighth Air Force, the B-17G proved the feasibility of strategic daytime bombing at a time when the concept was questioned because of losses suffered from enemy defenses during the early war years. The superior combat record of the B-17 won it a deserved reputation as one of aviation’s most successful bomber designs.

Wing Span: 45¾"

Scale: 1/28