#boeing b 17 flying fortress

[mattykelevra]

Masters of the Air

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

P.S. The picture was taken in those ancient times, when Americans still understood that freedom is not given to anyone for free, and it must be defended with weapons and blood...

Rum Dum of the 385th Bomb Group showing off 99 missions and 12 fighter kills, 1945

[usafphantom2]

@Sylvia70485099🇫🇷🇺🇦via X

[nocternalrandomness]

The mighty B-17

[lonestarflight]

B-17 Evolution

Taken from Popular Science magazine August 1945 pages 92-93.

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[dronescapesvideos]

Sgt. Arthur L. Smith, Radio Gunner of B-17 "Our Gang", Takes A Look At At The Machine Gun Before A Mission. England, 1943. ➤➤ B-17 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/F03u5GrIuk4

[emaadsidiki]

Fortresses Under Fire🎨 Keith Ferris🖌️ Thunderbirds🛩️

[bigglesworld]

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Knock Out Dropper'. 303rd Bomb Group. Molesworth, 1945. The first B-17 in Europe to complete 50 combat missions on 16 November 1943, and the first to complete 75 on 27 March 1944

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

Between 1937 and 1945, a grand total of 12,730 B-17s were manufactured. Additionally, there was one more aircraft known as the Model 299, which resembled a B-17, but it never received procurement by the Air Corps, thus technically not classified as a B-17. The production of B-17F and B-17G variants was undertaken by three different companies: Boeing at its Plant 2 located in Boeing Field, Seattle; Douglas at its Long Beach facility; and Vega (later Lockheed) at its Burbank plant.

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[plushtoothpanic]

Woe, plane be upon ye 🫵✈️

[a-4skyhawk]

B-17F 41-24577 “Hells Angels” was assigned to 358BS/303BG [VK-D] Bangor 14-Oct-42; arrived at Molesworth 24-Oct-42; in landing accident with Irl E. Baldwin 26-Apr-43; slated to RAF 100 Squadron, but retained by 803rd BS ATD (American Training Detachment) before completing 48 missions without an abort or any crewman injured. Returned to the USA at Newark, New Jersey on 10 February 1944 for War Bond tour. 41-24577 was the first aircraft to complete 25 missions in the UK, earlier than the much more publicized “Memphis Belle” reached the same status. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma on 7 August 1945. “HELL’S ANGELS”.

[usafphantom2]

B-17’s

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[nocternalrandomness]

The Memphis Belle taxis back to the ramp after a media flight from MCAS Cherry Point

[lonestarflight]

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Big Yank" (44-6405) starting up her engines. This Fortress is credited with 3 Me 262 kills and one probable on March 24, 1945.

NARA: 195654

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[dronescapesvideos]

Waist gunner Staff Sergeant Frank Lusic poses in front of B-17F-55-BO 42-29524 'Meathound' of 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Thurleigh. Beds. 1943

➤➤ B-17 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/F03u5GrIuk4

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