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Today in aviation history: First combat flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Discover the first combat mission of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress on July 8, 1941, as RAF Fortress Mk.1 bombers carried ...
Wall Street Journal

A B-17 Send-Off, 61 Years After the Battle of the Bulge

My wife, Kathryn, and I just read Warren Kozak’s op-ed “My Father at the Battle of the Bulge” (Dec. 16) and relived our family story. Her father, John Hyatt Edwards, was the pilot of the lead bomber ...

How The B-17 Flying Fortress Helped Win World War II

The B-17 Flying Fortress plane is one of the most iconic bombers of all time and ruled the skies in numbers during WWII for ...
The National Interest

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Bomber That Won World War II

What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and occupied territories during the Second World War. -Notably, the B-17 dropped ...
The National Interest

The Boeing B-17: The Bomber that Made Hitler Sweat

Summary and Key Points: The new Apple+ series “Masters of the Air” showcases the WWII aviators of the 100th Bomb Group and their iconic Boeing B-17 bombers. -Developed in the 1930s, the B-17 played a ...