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 ...

By the numbers: measuring the B-17's impact in Europe In terms of sheer bomb tonnage dropped, the B-17 was indeed the most impactful warbird of the Western European air campaign. It dropped more ...

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.

CNN stated that Memphis Belle’s final combat mission was on May 17, 1943. The aircraft completed 25 successful combat flights over Nazi-occupied Europe during the Second World War. According to ...

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.