The four-engine B-17 Flying Fortress was used primarily in the WWII daylight precision bombing campaign against Germany. It was also used to a lesser extent in the Pacific theater. Such was the design's success that it dropped more bombs than any other American plane in WWII. The definitive version of the Flying Fortress introduced on production lines in July 1943 was the B-17G, with a total of 8680 eventually being manufactured. Dragon Warbirds has previously released a popular B-17F model, but it is now offering the first ever B-17G. One of the primary differences was that the B-17G featured the power-operated Bendix chin-type turret with twin .50-cal MGs under the nose, while other gun station locations around the fuselage were finalized. With 13 M2 .50-cal MGs, the B-17G was literally bulging with weapons, two cheek guns, two chin guns, two in the dorsal turret, two in the ventral turret, two in the waist, two in the tail, and one in the roof at the radio operator's position.

This B-17F-25 bears the name "Sky Wolf", and carries markings of the 358th Bombardment Squadron - Heavy (part of the 303rd Bomb Group), a USAF unit that flew over Germany in 1944 and 1945. The bomber's markings are accurately and expertly rendered and defined, while die cast metal lends strength and realistic weight to this model. Detail is full, allowing the landing gear to be displayed lowered or in flying mode. The numerous machine gun turrets are delicately rendered, ready to instantly fire upon any tango fighters! This fine model is an accurate representation of the world's first mass-produced four-engine bomber.