(U.S. Air Force Photograph.) black-and-white photos B-17 “Yankee Doodle” October 18, 2014by Lone_Sentry_Admin1 min read Maintenance work is performed on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Yankee Doodle” commanded by Brig. Gen. Ira C. Eaker on the first B-17 bombing mission against Europe, August 1942. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.) (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)