#B-17G

[lonestarflight]

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Big Yank" (44-6405) starting up her engines. This Fortress is credited with 3 Me 262 kills and one probable on March 24, 1945.

NARA: 195654

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#Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #B-17 #B-17G #bomber #USAF #world war 2 #world war ii #WWII #WW2 #History #March #1945 #my post

[nocternalrandomness]

B-17G Sentimental Journey visiting Sedona, Arizona

#Boeing #B-17 #Flying Fortress #Sentimental Journey #B-17G #Sedona airport #SEZ #WW2 #Vintage aircraft #Bomber #Flying #Planes of Fame

[airmanisr]

B-17s of the 447th Bomb Group by Willard Womack Via Flickr: B-17, "G" 2-31225 flew in the 709th Squadron. November 11, 1945 it was at Kingman AZ. to be scraped.

#B-17G #aircraft

[old-transport]

Boeing B17G, Flying Fortress by Frederick McLean Via Flickr: Boeing B-17G G-BEDF Flying Fortress overhead in Prittlewell. E-M5ii and 75-300mm lens, I managed to lose the EXIF data.

#Flying Fortress #B-17G #Boing B17 #Olympus E-M5 ii #Olympus 75-300mm #E-M5ii #bomber #WW2 aircraft #Sally B #flickr

[historyandwarfare]

B-17G Wreck Near Vis

B-17G Wreck Near Vis

Underwater near the Polivalo peninsula of the island of Vis is located a wreck of the US B-17 bomber, of the B-17G type. This particular type of B-17 was in production since 1943., with a production run of 12 700 aircraft. It had length of 22,667 meters, wingspan of 31,663 meters, and weight of 24 948 kg. Aircraft was propelled by four Wright R-1820-97 engines of 1217 horsepower, allowing it to…

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#B-17 #B-17G #Croatia #Vis #World War 2 #Wrecks

[kombination-of-lifes]

(📷 by Andre Giron Bernaud)

#aeroplane #plane #engine #airplane #air force #yankee air force #Boeing #B-17G #andre giron bernaud

[diariostl]

Melvin B. Meyer • Aviador de la Segunda Guerra Mundial es repatriado a St. Louis después de 79 años

Jefferson Barracks • El primer teniente Melvin B. Meyer, aviador y bombardero de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, fue repatriado y enterrado con honores en el Cementerio Militar de Jefferson Barracks el viernes tras 79 años de ser derribado sobre Alemania en una misión de bombardeo contra la ciudad de Leipzig en 1944. El Viernes 26, de Mayo, casi 79 años hasta la fecha de su muerte, Meyer regresa a…

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#B-17G #Defensa #Melvin B. Meyer #Missouri #Pattonville #POW/MIA #Segunda Guerra Mundial #St. Louis #Yankee Doodle Dandy

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

B-17G Flying Fortress

One of the most well known bombers of all time, the B-17 Flying Fortress became famous for the long daylight bombing raids over Europe in WWII. While it lacked the range and bomb load of its contemporary B-24 Liberator, the B-17 became the more famous of the two due to the many tales of B-17s bringing their crews back home despite heavy damage. With up to thirteen machine guns, the B-17 seemed to be genuine flying “fortress in the sky.” However, bomber losses reached the unacceptable point in 1943 in the face of stiff German opposition, and the B-17s welcomed the introduction of long-range fighter escort before they could continue their war against the Reich.

#b 17 flying fortress #b 17g #b 17 #flying fortress #wwii history #usaaf #usaac

[jh0721]

B-17

#ww2 #vintage planes #war birds #b 17g flying fortress bomber

[aviationgeek71]

I recently had the opportunity to see the restoration of a Boeing B-17G. So freaking cool! 😎

Champaign Aviation Museum, Grimes Municipal Airport (I74). Urbana, Ohio. August 20, 2022.

Looking into the nose, you can see the Bombardier and Navigator positions.

Beautiful nose art named after Champaign County, Ohio.

Radio Operator and Engineer positions.

Looking through wing ribs.

Waist gunner positions.

If you're at Grimes Municipal Airport (I74), Urbana, Ohio, this is a must see!

#avgeek #aviation #history #aviation history #vintage #airplane #ww2 #wwii #b 17g

[gremlins-hotel]

after receiving an ask regarding victory marks on aircraft on my main, i have been thinking a stupid amount on the possible nose art/victory marks for alfred's two b-17s, as well as their tactical markings and what variants they were. given my very loose mental timeline, "dear davie," his first, is most likely a b-17e model. "strikeout!" would have easily been a b-17g, though i'm debating if it would've been a steeplechase or a cheyenne tail turret...most likely the earlier steeplechase. but those are nerd thoughts for another night.

wouldn't you like to know, pilot boy?

#callsign gremlin checking in #gremlin's things with wings #alfred f. jones // daring to fly #b-17d's were shipped to the pacific for the most part #and b-17c's were basically exclusively for raf use #earlier models were obsolete by the time his american ass would've started flying sorties over europe #so b-17e is the most logical first iteration #deciding on his later g model really fucking depends on the /exact specific/ production block “strikeout!” would've come from #i am so serious when i say it's that specific #only those aircraft in production block 'b-17g-80-bo' and later received that experimental cheyenne modification #if any were added to earlier g models at field modification centers in england then that was probably rare #well fuck i've rambled enough in the tags #gn lads

[lonestarflight]

Evolution of the B-17

#Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #Boeing B-17 #B-17 Flying Fortress #B-17 #Flying Fortress #Bomber #YB-17 #B-17B #B-17C #B-17E #B-17F #B-17G #United States Army Air Corps #U.S. Army Air Corps #US Army Air Corps #Army Air Corps #Air Corps #USAAC #Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress #Y1B-17 #my post

[nocternalrandomness]

”Nine O Nine”

Nine-O-Nine was a Boeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress heavy bomber, of the 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, that completed 140 combat missions during World War II, believed to be the Eighth Air Force record for most missions, without loss to the crews that flew her. This aircraft was lost on October 2, 2019 Connecticut’s Bradley Field. The fatal crash killed the aircrew as well as seven of the 13 passengers on board.

#Warplane #Bomber #WW2 #Historic aircraft #Vintage airplane #Boeing #B-17 #Flying Fortress #Heavy Bomber #B-17G

[airmanisr]

Boeing B-17G," Windy Lou" by Willard Womack Via Flickr: Windy Lou flying over its home airfield, "Deopham Green" as a part of the 452th Bomb Group. lost to Anti Aircraft fire on Nov 5, 1944 with the two KIA and seven POW. The mission on Nov 5, 1944 was the bombing of railway marshaling yards in West Germany. Two groups, one of 452 B-17s and the other with 454, flew the missions using the H2X radar for bombing. Twelve B-17s were lost.

#B-17G #aircraft

[usafphantom2]

WWII 8th Air Force

@Francis belfigo

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#b 17g

[qupritsuvwix]

#b 17g flying fortress bomber #p 63 kingcobra #dallas air show crash