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The B-17 Flying Fortress was one of the main offensive weapons used during WWII. Here's who designed and built it, and where they were made.
What’s It Like to Be Inside a WWII B-17G Flying Fortress? Come Inside for a Tour. In a bizarre coincidence, at the same time the tragic events of the B-17G and P-63 midair collision was ...
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The B-17 Flying Fortress Turns 90
A rare airworthy B-17 bomber, “Sentimental Journey,” returned to Boeing Field to celebrate the Flying Fortress’s 90th ...
The B-17 Flying Fortress went on to make its mark on history and became among the most famous aircraft of the Second World War. Yet, it wasn’t actually the bomber that was produced in the ...
Key Takeaways: Boeing’s Plant No. 2 in Seattle, arguably the birthplace of the B-17 Flying Fortress, predates the entry of the U.S. into World War II by several years.
Additional updates include a story on an obscure B-17E, " Nobby's Harriet Z," with the nose section still surviving, and an article in Vintage Aviation News by Moreno Aguiari, which covers recent ...
Art Lacey stands in front of his hard-won prize: a real B-17 Flying Fortress. When the officials found out he'd done it anyway, they came after him for skirting the permits.