In 1935, Boeing unveiled the Model 299, a revolutionary four-engine bomber that could fly 299 mph, carry 4,800 pounds of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Built from 1936 to 1945, about 45 intact Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress remain. Today, less than 10 are estimated to still be airworthy. There were 12,731 B-17s produced in total, of which 4,735 were ...

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: To modern eyes, the hodgepodge floor and open rivets are daunting, but it was the modern technology of the 1930s and ’40s. A six to seven inch wooden plank and two ...

At the first sign of engine problems, the pilot of the World War-era B-17 bomber radioed to the Bradley International Airport control tower to say he was circling back for an emergency landing. But ...

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