Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variant
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress PB-1
B-17s received by the US Navy near the end of World War II for maritime patrol.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress sheet
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- 48
- Units built
History
The US Navy (USN) received 48 B-17s towards the end of World War II, renamed PB-1 and used for maritime patrol missions. It is the base naval designation from which, using additional airframes, the airborne early-warning PB-1W and the Coast Guard rescue PB-1G were later derived.