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The B-17 was a design of the Boeing Aircraft Corporation of Seattle, Washington. The designing was done in Seattle and the initial prodiction line was at the Boeing factory there. When the US entered WWII huge order flooded into Boeing for B-17s, and while production continued in Seattle, other B-17s were built under license by the Douglas Aircraft Company and by Vega (a Lockheed subsidiary). Over 12,700 were built.
Boeing also designed and built the B-29 bomber for WWII.
Since the war Boeing has made civilian air travel commonplace with the 737, 727, 747, 757 and 767 airliners.
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What was the nickname of the B 17 the flying fortress?
Yes, the nickname of the B-17 was "The Flying Fortress."
What was the name of b-17?
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
What was the us b-17 bomer's nickname?
Flying Fortress - also Iron Fortress for legendary survival rate in WWII.
What is a B-17 Flying Fortress?
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the US's premier 4-engined bomber 0f the second world war.
What is the Wingspan of the B-17 Flying Fortress?
123"
What is the nickname of the B-17 bomber?
The plane was called a B-17 Flying fortress.
What are the release dates for The Aviators - 2010 B-17 Flying Fortress 4-4?
The Aviators - 2010 B-17 Flying Fortress 4-4 was released on: USA: 7 October 2013
What was the nickname of the plane -B17?
The plane was called a B-17 Flying fortress.
What was B-17?
The B-17 Flying Fortress was a United States bomber used during world war 2.
What was the most commonly used bomber in world war 2?
B-17 Flying Fortress
Which flying fortress was used in World War 2 the B51 or the B17?
The B-17 .
Why did they make the B-29?
The B-29 Super fortress was built because it had a larger bomb load than the B-17 Flying fortress so was more usefull at bombing targets
