The B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse heavy bomber employed by the United States and one of the most legendary planes of World War II. The bomber entered service in the 1930s and continued ...

The Flying Fortress could hold a crew of 10 and was warmed with 10 .50-caliber machine guns. The B-17 platform played an instrumental role during WWII. As detailed by the National World War II ...

Nearly 20 feet tall, the Fortress towers over the other aircraft ... he met a woman who had built B-17s in a Burbank factory during World War II. After Bob told her the serial number of Aluminum ...