B-17 Flying Fortress

The B-17 Flying Fortress is the main workhorse of the 8th Air Force.

Characteristics
The B-17 is a four engine heavy bomber. It's in-game model is the B-17 G variant with a late war paint scheme.

Operations
Operating your B-17 can be left to the crews' AI. The AI of the crew is competent enough to automatically fly, defend the bomber from fighters, and perform the bomb run. Although for best results you will want to control the gunners and the bombardier during the bomb run.

Stations
There are 12 stations that can be occupied by the crew.
 * 1) Bombardier
 * 2) Chin turret
 * 3) Navigator
 * 4) Cheek Gun
 * 5) Pilot
 * 6) Co-Pilot
 * 7) Top Turret
 * 8) Radio Operator
 * 9) Ball Turret
 * 10) Left Waist Gun
 * 11) Right Waist Gun
 * 12) Tail Gun