Notable B-17 Bomber Facts One point that isn't noted in the Apple+ series is that the aircraft was seen as quite a risk for Boeing when its development began. The company may be an aerospace giant ...

The bomber also featured improved altitude over its predecessors, able to fly at a service ceiling of up to 35,000 feet depending on bomb load. This height enabled the B-17 to fly far above the ...

Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical troubles. Incidentally, this is the very same airplane which we covered only a number of days ago.