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B-17 FLYING FORTRESS e Belgian watch designer Ronald Steffen was born in Zug, near the heart of the Swiss watch industry. He studied photography and graphic design at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium. He is also the founder of the exclusive Swiss made brand STEFFEN (WWW.STEFFEN.BE). Passionate about aviation and specifically military aircraſt, he designed the unique RSC (Ronald Steffen Creations) collection, with the aura of these nostalgic times. e result is this unique watch collection, designed with an eye for detail. The back of the watches are engraved with a beautiful etching of the airplane and presented in an original RSC watchbox. RSC: RONALD STEFFEN CREATIONS You can find the complete RSC collection and shops on: WWW.RSCWATCHES.COM SWISS MOVEMENT • SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL • Ø 47MM B-17 FLYING FORTRESS G L O B A L R E P A I R S E R V I C E 3 Y E A R W A R R A N T Y RSC 2120 RSC 2161 AIR FORCES WATCH SUPPLIER

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Page 1: B-17 FLYING FORTRESS RSC: RONALD STEFFEN CREATIONS · B-17 FLYING FORTRESS ˜ e Belgian watch designer Ronald Steff en was born in Zug, near the heart of the Swiss watch industry

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� e Belgian watch designer Ronald Steff en was born in Zug, near the heart of the Swiss watch industry. He studied photography and graphic

design at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium.

He is also the founder of the exclusive Swiss made brand STEFFEN (WWW.STEFFEN.BE). Passionate about aviation and specifi cally military aircra� , he designed the unique RSC (Ronald Steff en

Creations) collection, with the aura of these nostalgic times.

� e result is this unique watch collection, designed with an eye for detail. The back of the watches are engraved with a beautiful etching

of the airplane and presented in an original RSC watchbox.

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Page 2: B-17 FLYING FORTRESS RSC: RONALD STEFFEN CREATIONS · B-17 FLYING FORTRESS ˜ e Belgian watch designer Ronald Steff en was born in Zug, near the heart of the Swiss watch industry

� e Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Consolidated B-24 were

the United States’ two standard heavy bombers until the arrival of

the Boeing B-29 Superfortress in 1944. � e B-17 served in almost

every theater of World War II, but it used mostly by the US Eighth

Air Force, based in the UK, to bombard German targets. � e fi rst

missions were in daylight hours to improve accuracy, but this

strategy plus a lack of adequate fi ghter coverage, resulted in very

heavy losses of aircra� and crew. Its fi rst bombing mission was

with the RAF as Fortress Is, but it was hardly ready for war. As

refi nements progressed, along with better pilot training and tactics,

it became a formidable weapon in the Allied war against Germany.

B - 1 7 F L Y I N G F O R T R E S S S P E C I F I C A T I O N S B - 1 7 E B - 1 7 F L Y I N G F O R T R E S S

Manufacturer: Boeing

Introduction: 1935

Number built military: 6.981

Crew: 10

Length: 74 � 1.5 in (22,5 m)

Wingspan: 103 � 9 in (31,6 m)

Height: 19 � 2.4 in (5,9 m)

Empty weight: 33.279 lb (15.095 kg)

Loaded weight: 40,260 lb (18.261 kg)

Maximum speed: 318 mph (511 km/h)

Range: 2000 mi (3.219 km)

Service ceilling: 30,000 � (9,144 m)

Arn-mament: 11 machine guns,

17.600 pound bomb load

Powerplant: 4 Wright R-1820-65 Cyclones R S C 2 2 2 0 R S C 2 2 6 1