This B-17 Flying Fortress was named after Queen Elizabeth
During WWII, the naming of American bombers by their crews gave the aircraft a personal touch. Today, bombers like Command Decision, Memphis Belle, and Enola Gay have become famous for…
‘The Swoose’ is the oldest intact B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an icon of WWII. The aircraft served the U.S. Army Air Force from the beginning to the end of the war and is the…
Memphis Belle: The legendary B-17 flying fortress
The “Memphis Belle” a B-17F Flying Fortress of the Eighth Air Force would become the most famous of the 12,750 B-17s produced by Boeing during World War II. The plane…
This B-17 survived one of the most infamous mid-air collisions of WW2
There are many versions of All American’s journey — in some, the crew used “parts of the German fighter and their own parachute harnesses” to keep the B-17 Flying Fortress together. In others, she hobbles home to England from battle in…