[Snickering Hound]

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b17_5.html

Early variants of the B-17, like based at Clark, were lighter and longer ranged.

B-17 C’s and D’s.

[DesertRhino]

Dream on. Double the range and that was still not feasible. And on B-17s, I assure you I possess some unique expertise that you do not. I’ll just leave it at that.