B 17 flying fortress

Description B-17 Flying Fortress World War II The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most famous airplanes ever built. The Army Air Forces first ordered the aircraft as a static test bed, but it was converted to a flight capable aircraft for testing supercharged engines. The converted aircraft was designated Y1B-17A and was one of a kind. The B-17 prototype flew on July 28, 1935, as Boeing Model 299. A variety of engine installations and configurations eventually led to the bottom-mounted…

Designed in the mid-1930s, originally to protect the coasts of the US from hostile warships, the Boeing B-17 went on to become a mainstay of Allied bombing raids against Nazi Germany. Unremitting and crushing attacks by hordes of these 'Flying Fortresses' helped bring the Third Reich to its knees and drove the German high command to consider ever more desperate antidotes to aerial intruders. More than 12,700 B-17s were delivered between 1937 and 1945. The B-17 Flying Fortress gives a…

B-17 Flying Fortress is a Bomber in Kards - The WWII CCG. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force in WWII. The B-17 was primarily used for strategic bombing of German industrial and military targets, but also in the Pacific War where it was used in raids against Japanese shipping and airfields. The aircraft had the reputation of being a very effective bomber and it dropped more bombs than any…

The iconic B-17 is a symbol of Allied air superiority during World War II. Here's a closer look.