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Bomber Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

By Haritima Maurya,

1 days ago

By Haritima Maurya,

1 days ago

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Realville resident

1d ago

I flew on Sentimental Journey out of Chino. Excellent experience. plus a tax write off.

Melanie Ryan

1d ago

Really awful writing. For one thing, the B-17 did not get its nickname "Flying Fortress" because of its demonstrated ability to absorb battle damage. When the early prototypes were being shown to the press, a reporter climbed on board, gawked at all the weapons, and its size- for the late 30s, the B-17 was indeed huge- and remarked that "it's a flying fortress" and the name stuck.

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