Aero Vintage Books launches the B-17 Production List, a 4,000-page online database detailing the histories of all 12,730 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and the Model 299 prototype, offering an ...

The Flying Fortress. A name that conjures up images of brave young men conducting daylight raids deep in enemy territory, far ...

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.

The First B-17 raid occurred in Europe in 1942, when 12 Flying Fortress airframes attacked railroad yards in France. As the war continued, bombing missions for American planes became more deadly.

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.

B-17, flying fortress / by Alwyn T. Lloyd Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details Author Lloyd, Alwyn T Notes Previously published as pt. 2 of B-17, flying fortress, in detail & scale by ...

The B-17's airborne kill ratio found that they downed 23 enemy planes per 1,000 raids. Unfortunately, despite its many strengths, the U.S. lost thousands of B-17s during WWII.

Object Details Author Birdsall, Steve Notes Cover title: The B-17 Flying Fortress. Date 1965 [1965] Call number TL686.B65 B6 TL686.B65B6 Type Books Physical description [56] p. illus. 28 cm Data ...

“It’s July 28, 1935. The exact day 90 years later. Wow.” The four-engine heavy bomber is one of three remaining flying B-17s out of 12,731 Flying Fortress bombers built between 1937 and 1945.

Hanford employees stand in front of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Day's Pay" Sunday, July 23, 1944, at Hanford Field. Workers at the nuclear reservation donated a day's pay to purchase the bomber ...