A08018A Boeing B-17G / Fortress Mk.III Model Kit option-set-w-loco-4 Six Firefighters to the rescue

Six Firefighters to the rescue

Prototypes receive grain in covered hoppers or boxcars

foliage and leaves

Full trains of these could have been used to commemorate such an occasion had nationalisation simply not happened

A08018A Boeing B-17G / Fortress Mk.III Model Kit option-set-w-loco-4 Six Firefighters to the rescueThe Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress boasts a remarkable legacy, as both a strategic weapon and an enduring symbol of American air power during the Second World War. Designed as a large, multi engine bomber with substantial defensive armament, the B 17 was introduced in 1938. First used in combat with the RAF in 1941, carrying out bombing raids in France, its poor performance suggested that improved defences and greater bombing accuracy were needed. Later