Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the 26th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group in formation over the Pacific in 1942. (U.S. Library of Congress Photograph.)
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A B-17F Flying Fortress undergoes final assembly and inspection in a hangar at Douglas Aircraft factory in Long Beach, California in 1942. (U.S. National Archives Photograph / Alfred T. Palmer.)
B-17 Flying Fortresses in the winter snow at Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota during World War II. (Official U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
Front view of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress, the “Memphis Belle.” (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
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.)
The nose cone of the B-17G Flying Fortress named Sentimental Journey on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport, Oct. 2. (U.S. Dept. of Defense Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Thomas.)
The Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress “Thumper” of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group photographed after a belly landing in January 1943. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A lone P-51 Mustang fighter flies with a formation of B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over England. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
Color photograph of a B-17G Flying Fortress of the 324th BS, 91st BG. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A lineup of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 381st BG prepares for a bombing mission over Europe during World War II. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)