On this day in aviation history, December 29, 1939, the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first flight ... B-17. The company had hired a freelance aeronautical engineer ...
There are 10 seats on the B-17. The Navigator and Bombardier are in the nose of the plane. Right behind them are the pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer. The main area of the plane seats the ...