What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against ... When the prototype, designated Model 299, first took to the skies in the mid-1930 ...

However, the Model 299, which was a cross between ... of the fuselage and in the extreme tail. While the B-17 may be the most ...

The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...

Bob Riddell, who died in the crash of a B-17 bomber at Bradley airport on Wednesday, took this photo as the aircraft taxied for take off and shared it with his friends on Facebook. (Used with ...