The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was an iconic symbol of American aviation during World War II. It holds a storied history as ...
What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary ... of the airframe that it looked like a “15-ton flying fortress.” Boeing quickly trademarked this nickname.
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.