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