The B-17 Flying Fortress made its mark on history and became among the most famous aircraft of the Second World War.

Boeing’s Plant No. 2 in Seattle, arguably the birthplace of the B-17 Flying Fortress, predates the entry ... turning out 300 aircraft a year. One of the most famous wartime stories from the ...

This height enabled the B-17 to fly far above the most advanced anti-aircraft fire at the time. The Flying Fortress could hold a crew of 10 and was warmed with 10 .50-caliber machine guns.

Though it wasn't the bomber that actually ended the Second World War (that distinction and honor belongs to another Boeing product, the B-29 Superfortress), the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was to ...

While the Fortress ... aircraft malfunctions, and frigid temperatures—flying in formations of hundreds while navigating through bad weather to their targets deep in enemy territory. Today, the B ...

The debut attack by Americans and the nighttime bombing by the RAF – The concealment of the dead and the Germans’ attempt to ...

The first of two of the world’s rarest historic military aircraft still flying touched down at the Penticton Regional Airport earlier this week. The B-17 flying fortress Sentimental Journey ...

The father was a commander of the B-17 Flying Fortress and tapped the plane before bombing targets ... like petting a dog and telling it “good boy”. “Yep, I give an aircraft a little Hello pat as I ...

The only exception to this rule among China Airlines Airbus A350s is B-18919 ... up the aircraft's premium economy section, accounting for an impressive 17.3% of its overall passenger capacity. These ...

My father-in-law was the pilot of the lead bomber of that fateful flight of more than 3,000 planes.

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