22. US BOMBER: B-17 Flying Fortress The first 4 engine fighter and bomber airplane used first by the Army and then the Air Force. -12,700 planes produced -entered service 1939 -top speed 320 MPH -Ceiling: 37,000 feet -17,600 lb. bomb load -twelve .50 caliber machine guns With 4 double machine guns, and 5 single machine guns this plane could protect itself, as well as deliver a “pounding” with its massive bombs.
27. US BOMBER: B-29 ENOLA GAY The Enola Gay, named after pilot COL Tibbets’ mother, dropped a uranium bomb, "Little Boy,” on Hiroshima, Japan, killing 70,000+ and destroying 50,000 buildings.