Everything You Need To Know About The 'Flying Fortress' B-17 Bomber
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was an iconic symbol of American aviation during World War II. It holds a storied history as ...
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Saying Farewell To Another B-17 And Its Crew
Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical ... variant B-17G-30-BO), this late-model B-17G-85-DL aircraft wasn’t finished in time to join World ...
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How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute
James Raley was stuck. It was January 1944, and the tail section of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber nicknamed “Skippy” where Raley was positioned as a tail gunner had been severed from the ...
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World War II Aircraft
The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats ... National Air and Space Museum Boeing B-29 Superfortress ...