Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variant

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress QB-17

Postwar unmanned target-drone conversions of the B-17G.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress sheet

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History

Among the many postwar B-17G conversions were the unmanned QB-17L and QB-17N target drones, used for weapons testing once the bomber left combat service. They belonged to the same conversion family as the DB-17G/DB-17P (drone and drone director) and the MB-17G test missile launcher.