B-17 Flying Fortress is most famous for flying daytime raids into Germany by USAAF since 1943. But long before that, another service used it in combat and suffered first losses. This video ...

Rugged, heavily armed, and instantly recognizable, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was more than just a bomber-it was a symbol of American airpower during World War II. From its origins in the pre ...

Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” revolutionized aerial warfare when it debuted in the mid-1930s. As a four-engine bomber, it offered greater payload capacity and range ...

More than 10,000 B-17s were produced, but only a few survive today, according to Boeing. The B-17G Flying Fortress was equipped with 11 to 13 machine guns and capable of a 9,600-pound bomb load.

The B-17 was the heart of the U.S. Army’s Eighth Air Force, a force conceived, planned and organized here in Savannah before migrating to England to take on the German war machine.

Nearly 13,000 B-17 Flying Fortress bombers were built by the U.S. for World War II. After this weekend’s deadly crash at a Texas airshow, only nine of the historic planes remain airworthy.

While B-17s are known primarily for their role in the European Theater, they flew in the Pacific as well. Howard Hawks’ “Air Force” tells the story of one such Flying Fortress known as Mary Ann.