It was the Flying Fortress, dubbed so by a Seattle journalist and later adopted as the official name.
The B17, B24, and B29s were the heavy bombers of WWII. The B52 was the heavy bomber of the Vietnam War.
The WW II B 17 Flying fortress had 4 Prat and Whitney PW 1850 CID 7 cylender double row radial engies that produced 2,000 HP. each. They were able to take the B17 to the highert altitude of any bomber of its time in excess for 20,000 feet. About 12,00 were built by Boeing. 60 remain is flying condition today with several hundred on display in the US. and GB. They were in service from 1934 till 1948
The plane was called a B-17 Flying fortress.
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perhaps you mean the 'flying fortress' a B17 bomber
The Boeing B-17 was a US Army Air Corps four-engine bomber with heavy defensive machine-gun armament and a crew of 10. Hundreds of them were used to bom German-occupied lands at that time.
The B17, B24, and B29s were the heavy bombers of WWII. The B52 was the heavy bomber of the Vietnam War.
The WW II B 17 Flying fortress had 4 Prat and Whitney PW 1850 CID 7 cylender double row radial engies that produced 2,000 HP. each. They were able to take the B17 to the highert altitude of any bomber of its time in excess for 20,000 feet. About 12,00 were built by Boeing. 60 remain is flying condition today with several hundred on display in the US. and GB. They were in service from 1934 till 1948
The B52 Stratofortess. During the Vietnam War, one B52 could carry up to 108 750lb HE bombs. That was equal to about 10 World War 2 B17 bombers.
A few I think that would be famous might be the U.S. Boeing b17, the Japanese zero plane, German panzer tank and the German U boats.
It was the nickname of a B17 he flew in WWII
On a B17 bomber the spent shell casings (brass) fell on the floor. Everything was scarce and rationed during WWII so I assume the brass was reused.
The plane was called a B-17 Flying fortress.