Franklin Mint 1:48 B11E055 USAAF B-17G Flying Fortress \"General Ike\" (NIB)
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Franklin Mint 1:48 B11E055 USAAF B-17G Flying Fortress \"General Ike\" (NIB):
$270.00
Franklin Mint Armour Collection Diecast 1:48
B-17G Flying Fortress
USAAF 91st BG, 401st BS, \"General Ike\"Be sure to check the dimensions. This is a LARGE model! New in Box - never removed from packaging. B11E055. Length: 18.5\" Wingspan: 26\". Box measures approx 24X22X9\" Includes Certificate of Authenticity and the original Franklin Mint White Box.The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of WWII against German industrial and military targets. The United States Eight Air Force, based at many airfields in southern England, and the Fifteenth Air Force, based in Italy, complemented the RAF Bomber Command\'s nighttime area bombing in the Combined Bomber Offensive to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for the invasion of France in 1944. The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the Pacific, early in World War II, where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields.
Franklin Mint 1:48 B11E055 USAAF B-17G Flying Fortress \"General Ike\" (NIB):
$270.00