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Why were B-17s only used in the European Theater of WWII?
I have always wondered why in WWII the B-17s were used in Europe, and the B-29s in the Pacific. Many other aircraft were used in both - P47 for one.
Especially since the big B-29 raids didn't start until 1945, why weren't some B-17s pulled over from Europe?
So whats the deal?
1 Answer
- Anonymous2 decades agoFavorite Answer
The early models were used in the pacific theatre also, just not as extensivly, because we didn't have island bases close enough to japan for the B-17 to be used to bomb Japan. Instead
Boeng built the B-29 Superfortress, which did have the range. Hope that answers it for ya
Ps. The B-29 is the type that dropped the two atomic bombs
Source(s): no sources to site, I'm just a WWII buff