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Bookmark or Share- B-17 | Crew, Range, & Bomb Load | BritannicaRendered obsolete by the larger and more powerful B-29 Superfortress, the B-17 served on after the war in small numbers as a search-and-rescue aircraft modified to drop life rafts by parachute. John F. Guilmartin. Description of the B-17 Flying Fortress, a U.S. heavy bomber used during World War II.
- B-17 Flying Fortress - World History EncyclopediaOne of the most famous aircraft of the Second World War, the Flying Fortress has gained iconic status as the greatest of bombers of the USAAF in the European campaign, bombing countless targets in Germany, Italy, and occupied Europe, as well as supporting the D-Day Normandy landings and the push across Western Europe.
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - WikipediaThe Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II .
- Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress - National Museum of the USAFThe Flying Fortress is one of the most famous airplanes ever built. The B-17 prototype first flew on July 28, 1935. Although few B-17s were in service on Dec. 7, 1941, production quickly accelerated after the U.S. entry into World War II.
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - The National WWII MuseumThat aircraft was the Boeing B-17, better known as the “Flying Fortress”. In years following World War I, the United States was heavily influenced by Italian air-power theorist Giulio Douhet who called for heavy investment in a force of bombers to fly over the front-lines, destroy an enemy’s infrastructure, and break their will to fight.
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