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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

“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.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" is one of only three still flying in the world. Now, the aircraft is touching down on Boeing Field, near where the very first B-17 took flight 90 years ago.