Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" revolutionized aerial warfare when it debuted in the mid-1930s. As ...

After World War II, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was quickly retired from its primary role as a bomber, and most of the ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany ... the B-17 prototype was developed by manufacturer Boeing to fulfill these requirements.

In October the Nine-O-Nine, a fully restored Boeing B-17G bomber owned and operated by the ... who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in the world. While the National ...

Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed ... it had largely been replaced by the B-29 "Super Fortress". American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilots honoured "They are one ...

In the spring of 1945, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that would become the “Yankee Lady” was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps just as World War II was coming to an end. The aircraft ...

For most people, the opportunity to fly on a B-17 Flying Fortress ... Overcast, a Flying Fortress that's been restored by the Experimental Aircraft Association. The heavy bomber is in the middle ...