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A rare World War II-era plane, the B-17G Flying Fortress named "Sentimental Journey," has touched down at the Chico Air ...
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Bomber Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

During World War II, as Germany was growing dominant in bomber technology, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) saw the ...
SEATTLE — A B-17 Bomber aircraft, an icon of World War II, made quite the impression on its flight into Seattle on Monday. Like the aircraft's name, it is a 'sentimental journey' for both the aircraft ...
SEATTLE — Ninety years to the day of the first flight of the B-17, one of the last surviving Flying Fortress bombers roared into Boeing Field where it all began. “Sentimental Journey,” a ...
What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and ...
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 ...
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the extraordinary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber played an enormous part in the Allied victory in World War II. The B-17 was the most prolific bomber in the U.S ...
In the wake of the 2019 B-17 Flying Fortress accident, the Foundation decided to ground its aircraft and put them on permanent display. The Collings Foundation, whose Wings of Freedom tour brought ...