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Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress
C-108 redirects here. For the freshwater catfish see Corydoras xinguensis C-108 Flying Fortress was the designation of four United States B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers which were converted to transport aircraft during World War II.
Made by BoeingVega Aircraft CorporationWright-Patterson Air Force Base.
It is the successor of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress .
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
5.8 m
Predecessor
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Length Alt
22.7 m
Power Alt
900.0
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States
Max Speed Alt
480.0
Type Of Prop
turbo-supercharged radials
Introduced
1943
Max Speed Main
300 mph
See Also
* B-17 Flying Fortress variants
Developed From
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Capacity
General and staff
Number Built
4
Crew
five
Retired
1945
Armament
* 4 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns in nose and tail turret
Area Main
1527.0
Primary user
Span Alt
31.6 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Wright R-1820-65
Manufacturer
First Flight
1943
Span Main
3164.84
Power Main
1
200 hp
Number Of Props
4
Length Main
2265.68
Area Alt
141.9 m²
Similar Aircraft
* C-87 Liberator Express
Related
*B-17 Flying Fortress*XB-38 Flying Fortress*XB-40 Flying Fortress
Height Main
581.66
Category