Front view of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress, the “Memphis Belle.” (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
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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.)
Early-model Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress shows its aerodynamic lines during takeoff. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses conduct a bombing mission through heavy clouds over Bremen, Germany in November 1943. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
Original Caption: The B-17G Sentimental Journey on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport Oct. 2. The Sentimental Journey is one of only a handful of operational B-17s still available to the public...