B-17 Flying Fortress


 

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the first mass-produced, four-engine heavy bomber. It was most widely used for daylight strategic bombings of German industrial targets during World War II as part of the United States Eighth Air Force.

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Bomber - Strategic bombing - World War II - Eighth Air Force

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B-17 Flying Fortress: Development ►

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►Introduction
►Development
►Operational history
►Variants/Design stages
►Units Using the B-17
►Obsolescence
►Noted B-17 pilots
►Specifications (B-17G)
►References
►Related content

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