EYGELSHOVEN, Netherlands – On Oct. 14, 1943, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17F Flying Fortress heavy bomber traveling from Royal Air Force Base Chelveston, England, on its way to conduct a bombing mission ...

Historic color footage of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber with her famous flight crew and other B-17s during WWII. Memphis Belle is the nickname of the Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress that was one of the ...

Alan Magee fell 22,000 feet from a B-17 without a parachute, crashed through a train station roof in France, and survived.

August 28, 1943 - Eight B-17F “Flying Fortresses” Bombers were returning to the Army Airfield Base in Harvard on Aug. 28, 1943 when three collided. One of the bombers crash landed and two were ...

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 than ...

The following pamphlet, with transparent color overlay illustrations, is bound in, apparently as issued: Wright Cyclone 9 cylinder model R-1820 engine, power plant of the B-17F. DSI NASMRB copy ...

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 ...

Cover title: Pilot's manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Originally published Aug. 1, 1943. "Restricted for official use only. AN01-20EF-1 A.P. No. 2099C" https ...