The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the first mass-produced, four-engine heavy bomber. It was most widely used for daylight strategic bombing of German industrial targets during World War II.
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Dorsal view of USAAF B-17H
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USAAF Lockheed/Vega B-17F
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Several B-17 in flight over Europe
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Bombing Japanese Strategic positions in the Solomon Islands duging WWII
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The famous "Memphis Belle"
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"Memphis Belle" disassembled 2003
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B-17G-105 Flying Fortress 44-85784 (B-17 Preservation)
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B-17 Thunderbird in formation with a B-52H
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A group of B-17 planes in formation over Germany in April, 1945
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Special B-17 to help getting in formation
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Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress cockpit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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Ball turret viewed from the interior of the fuselage
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Pilot's view out the cockpit windows
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Nose turret and bombardier's station
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Detail of the nose and fwd turret
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Idling for takeoff at a recent airshow
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Woman worker at the plant
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B-17G 44-85734
Liberty Belle
Liberty Foundation, FL
crashed 13 Jun 11
Model 299 (B-17 prototype) [edit]
See also [edit]