Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps. A fast and high-flying bomber used primarily
A B-17G, Sentimental Journey, performing at the 2014 Chino Airshow in Chino, California
Installation of fixtures and assemblies on a tail fuselage section of a B-17 at the Douglas plant in Long Beach, California, October 1942
Waist position gun blister of Model 299, not adopted for production
Boeing-built B-17Fs, with the clear-view two-piece Plexiglas bombardier's nose.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production ai
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
…B-17 dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. It is the third-most produced bomber in history, behind the American four-engined Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the German multirole, twin-engined Junkers Ju 88. The B-17 was also employed in transport, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue roles. In…
United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24D Liberator over Maxwell Field, Alabama
XB-24 in flight
Nose view of a B-24D located at the National Museum of the USAF
An early B-24D