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What does the B stand for in B-17 and B-24 and the P in P-38 stand for?

April 26, 2017b-17 p-38 stand

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What does the B stand for in B-17 and B-24 and the P in P-38 stand for?

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The B in B-17 and B-24 stand for Bomber and the P in P-38 stands for Pursuit. The Air Force changed the ‘pursuit’ designation to ‘fighter’ after WW2 which is one reason you may have noticed P-51s being referred to as F-51s in some text. The above answer is a paraphrase of Luc Hemelaer’s response to an 8th AF Message Board query for February 27, 2003.