Battle Of Midway models project - Page 12

**wireandpaper** · #**111** 01-18-2022, 11:24 PM

Every day I lern som additional fact about the battle. Thank you Rata!

**Rata** · #**112** 01-19-2022, 06:40 AM

Thanks Pablo. Yes, it's an important and interesting part of history for sure.

**Butelczynski** · #**113** 01-21-2022, 01:38 PM

And here is a finished B-17 recolor by Rata in colors of a B-17E flown by late Mr Gene Roddenberry.

I have a cold and incredibly bright day so pictures came out a bit different. model is still a Beta so some things will change. Much easier model than I anticipated and at 3 pages it is simple but not too simple. What I should have done is to make vertical stabiliser in two parts-front and back. Installing it in one piece onto fuselage wand keeping it straight and vertical was a challenge. Enjoy the pictures.

I'll do some corrections and send a file over to Garry for approval and publication.

**Texman** · #**114** 01-21-2022, 01:47 PM

Nice Fortress Karol!

**Don Boose** · #**115** 01-21-2022, 02:15 PM

Great work once again, Karol!

Don

**gomidefilho** · #**116** 01-21-2022, 05:20 PM

Awesome B-17 Karol! Well done!

**Butelczynski** · #**117** 01-21-2022, 05:27 PM

Thanks guys.

You gonna love yours Pericles. It's an awesome model . I'll be building one more Midway themed B-17 and one of RAF B-17s (possibly Bruno original white CC model with corrections).

**Rata** · #**118** 01-22-2022, 01:48 AM

Very nice build. Well done.

**cafe** · #**119** 01-22-2022, 03:53 AM

That's a very good-looking B-17!

**Butelczynski** · #**120** 01-22-2022, 07:46 AM

I tried to find some decent info on B-17 actions during Battle of Midway and found this

Quote:

Similarly, in June 1942 when US carrier aircraft (with assistance from US submarines) inflicted a crushing defeat on the Japanese Navy in the Battle of Midway the laurels were claimed by B-17s of the Army Air Corps. Again this was accepted by the press and proclaimed in such headlines as "Army Fliers Blasted Two Fleets off Midway." This was greatly resented in the Navy, but this mythical account of the Midway battle persisted until the end of the war.

The truth was that the Fortresses based on Midway had persistently and bravely attacked enemy shipping during the battle, but probably without scoring even one bomb hit. In fact, as the official historian Samuel Morison notes in the "History of US Naval Operations of World War II"there is no evidence that any Japanese aircraft-carrier was hit by a B-17 during the entire course of the Pacific War. At Midway Hiryu - one of the crippled and burning Japanese carriers - was strafed by a B-17 and one of her AA guns was damaged. This was probably the only damage inflicted by B-17s on any enemy ship during the great battle.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - heavy bomber - originally conceived as maritime patrol and anti-shipping bomber

Something to ponder. Accuracy of high level bombing was and still is a heated topic. B-17 was't at fault.Tactics were imho.