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The B17 Flying Fortress, together with the B24 Liberator, bore the brunt of American daylight strategic bombing in the European theatre during the Second World War.
In 1934 the United States Army Air Corps outlined its requirements for an off-shore anti-shipping bomber. A year later the prototype took to the air. In 1940, twenty early production B17s were released to the RAF. This enabled them to be evaluated under operational conditions, but this early introduction into service was not a success.
Following an extensive redesign, to increase armour and armament, new versions were introduced and were widely used by the Americans, both in Europe and the Pacific. A further modification programme, this time to improve the bomber's ability to repel air attacks from the front, produced the B17G with its twin-gun 'chin' turret which you can see clearly on this example.
At the height of production Boeing's Seattle plant alone produced a completed aircraft every ninety minutes. A total of 12731 Fortresses were manufactured of which just over two-hundred were supplied to the RAF. |
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A B-17 Flying Fortress makes three flybys for the crowd at the 2006 New Castle Airshow on Saturday October 14, 2006. For more videos and information on DVDs, visit http://www.stevesairshow.com . |
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This is a Work In Progress promotional video of an upcoming model by Francisco (Paco) Sánchez-Castañer To be released for FS2004 and FSX.
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The Boeing B-17, Flying Fortress, in flight. The B-17 is an icon - a high-flying, long rang bomber that can unleash great destruction. It is a four-engine, propeller-driven, heavy bomber, which was used primarily in the daylight precision strategic bombing of German industrial and civilian targets. It was also used in the Pacific.
The B-17 and the Consolidated B-24 were the two standard US heavy bombers until the B-29 Superfortress was introduced. The B-17 was flown by the Army Air Corps throughout WWII. It was used to bombard German targets. Later the chin turret was introduced, such as in the Memphis Belle.
Its engines make a characteristic sound when it is in flight. The Liberty Belle is a famous B-17, which tours the country. People crawl into the very small gun turrets, especially the one under it. Only 14 B-17s remain airworthy and operational out to over 12,000 built. The B-17 was the most important bomber used by the US in the daytime air raids against Germany in WWII.
An example of the B-17 is displayed at the Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. A B-24 Liberator, the Strawberry Bitch, is also exhibited there.
The UFO was spotted at 02.06.
SPACE CRAFT, AIRCRAFT, & EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT:
WORLD'S MOST FANTASTIC AIRPLANE XB-70; AURORA MACH 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndQzMtjIp0A
BUSH AIR FORCE ONE OVER MIDWEST 9/11 FIGHTER JET SWOOPS AWAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4jrP97NHEE
ACROBATIC HELICOPTER PILOT AND CAMERAMAN INSPECT POWER LINES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTf5rJKTryg
Military Aircraft-Wright Bros. SR-71 F-22 Stealth Many More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyM6V0lt_aM
World's Fastest Airplane, SR-71
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsFt_pDN024
Huge Trucks & Cars Crash Helicopter Lands Interstate Freeway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtUFMLScP2g
B-17 Flying Fortress UFO Liberty Bell, B-24 Strawberry Bitch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjs9hvvGeOI
Tacit Blue-Mystery airplane, Experimental Laser Plane Aurora
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIAy1uvscrc
World's First Jet Airplane and First US Jet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0H42UNbpg
Guided tour Wright Patterson Air Force Base V2 Rocket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j70BxoYpAEo
Weird Airplane - What is it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WFotvhNwOc
World's Largest Combat Airplane, Convair B-36J, "Peacemaker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPUmzVgPSkY
History Of Aviation-Wright Bros. Sr-71 F-22 Stealth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHh-XfWlTds
Airplane Crash -Large Hi Teck Model Airplanes Good Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgXfn4v2Bmg
Helicopter Landing Interstate Freeway 08.01.2 -- Accident
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UClnN1Oveos
B-29-Hiroshima, Enola Gay, Little Boy, & Nagasaki, Bockscar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd0JHanBX-0
Hot Air Balloon Weird Aircraft, Landing Gas Blast watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnJKViO7TrI
Helicopter inspects powerline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhUw4OIeM1Y
Air Tour Of Columbus, Ohio, From The Batcopter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy-msEy1sQk
Crazy Helicopter Flying Upside down, backwards, roll, spin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4mqej0GgYI
Red Helicopter with Propeller on Stalk - What Type is It?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYOUkCV39uw
Hot air balloon lands in water (07.08.25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrFO5fKCEjw
Hot air balloon gets lost - pilot drops down asks direction
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Painting & verse to Billy Fiske with the story of how he died for Britain. Also Painting and story of B17 My Day Flying Fortress and how it ditched in sea off Isle of Wight in winter 1943 |
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B-17 FLYING FORTRESS Wings of Freedom Tour at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, Illinois 22 July 2oo7 |
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World War II B-17 Flying Fortress Airplane Nine O Nine engine startup and taxi at Waterbury Oxford Airport in Oxford CT on 9/8/07 |
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The American B-17 flying fortress:
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed both the other competitors and more than met the Air Corps' expectations. Although Boeing lost the contract due to the prototype's crash, the Air Corps was so impressed with Boeing's design that they ordered 13 B-17s. The B-17 Flying Fortress went on to enter full-scale production and was considered the first truly mass-produced large aircraft, eventually evolving through numerous design advancements, from B-17A to G.
The B-17 was primarily employed in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force based in England and the Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy complemented the RAF Bomber Command's nighttime area bombing in Operation Pointblank, to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for Operation Overlord.[4] The B-17 also participated, to a lesser extent, in the War in the Pacific, where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping.
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC touted the aircraft as a strategic weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-ranging bomber capable of unleashing great destruction yet able to defend itself. With the ability to return home despite extensive battle damage, its durability, especially in belly-landings and ditchings, quickly took on mythic proportions.[5][6][7] Stories and photos of B-17s surviving battle damage widely circulated, boosting its iconic status.[8] Despite an inferior range and bombload compared to the more numerous B-24 Liberator,[9] a survey of Eighth Air Force crews showed a much higher rate of satisfaction in the B-17.[10] With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as a superb weapons system, dropping more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the 1.5 million tonnes of bombs dropped on Germany, 500,000 were dropped from B-17s. |
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Flyby over Old Town in Warsaw of B17 Flying Fortress during 62-nd Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising.
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B17 Take-offs, Landings, Taxi, Fly-By |
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A flight in a B17 bomber on Aug. 20, 2007. The plane arrived at Oxford (CT) Airport as part of the EAA's (Experimental Aircraft Association) "Keep it Flying" tour. This was a multimedia assignment for www.connpost.com by staff photojournalist Christian Abraham. Copyright 2007. |
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Our flight on the Collings Foundation's WWII vintage B-17 "Nine O Nine" out of McClellan Airfield, Sacramento, California.
May the sacrifices of our veteran bomber aircrews never be forgotten. |
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Video made for the return of 13th virtual Bomb Group "Hells Belles". |
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This is the Memphis Belle B-17 Taking of from Norwood MA airport in June of 1992. After takeoff the pilot buzzed the field |
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Footage of a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber - Get The Complete Video in HD at http://www.airshowmovies.net |
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and once again a movie from my favourite game IL2 1946 have fun |
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Here is some footage of a mock attack of a Japanese Zero swooping down on the B-17 we captured while filming the CAF AIRSHO event in Texas. Both the B-17 and the Japanese Zero (replica) are both owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force. |
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A few flypasts of the the B-17 Flying Fortess at the 2006 RAFA Shoreham Airshow. |
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The B-17 Flying Fortress has become, for many reasons, an icon of American power and a symbol of its Air Force. It achieved a lasting fame in the general public, which has eluded most other bomber aircraft. - wikipedia |
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Take off of the legendary B-17G Flying Fortress. The B-17 played a central role in bombing missions during World War Two. Video was taken Memorial Day weekend 2006 at Republic Airport Long Island (Farmingdale, New York). Links of interest:
American Airpower Museum: www.americanairpowermuseum.com
Support our Troops by donating to www.USO.org
Stats from Boeing: www.boeing.com/history/boeing/b17.html |
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Liberty Belle B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber at Van Nuys - Complete video in HD at http://www.airshowmovies.net |
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
From The Boys with Big 'Uns at http://www.ModelAirplaneVideos.com. |
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A litte video I made back in 2001, i loved this game when it came :) |
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When America entered the war in Europe flying sorties from English bases, the losses were as high as 82%. The war Department set 25 missions as an incentive for a crewman to go home. On 17 May 43 the B-17 Memphis Belle and her crew made military history as the first WWII bomber to complete 25 combat missions & return to the United States. |
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This is a Boeing B-17 bomber, or Flying Fortress as it's known as. I saw it flying around yesterday morning so I went out to airport to take some pictures. Besides giving rides, they were also having a pig roast to help sponsor "Sentimental Journey". Forget the plane, it was worth going out there just for the lunch! I wished I had more time to stay around until they started flying again, especially since it was such a beautiful day. Maybe next time.
I was in a big hurry to put this video together so I simply appended most of the clips I took in the order they were taken. I also tried to keep the length fairly short. I'll add more to this description a little later. Cheers! |
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B-17 Flying Fortress
The Gathering of Mustangs & Legends
"The Final Roundup"
Rickenbacker International Airport
Columbus, Ohio
Friday September 28, 2007
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as this B-17 takes off in preparation for a morning photo mission.
If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of specific aircraft or of airshows, interested in everything related to airshows (where the jet teams will be, all airshow performers, airshow reports from airshows I have attended, previews of airshows I will be attending, etc.), and/or everything related to aviation - including spotting guides to my favorite airports and military bases and aircraft factfiles, please check out Steve's Airshow World at www.stevesairshow.com . |
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B-17 Flying Fortress
2007 Joint Services Open House
Andrews AFB, MD
Sunday May 20, 2007
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as the B-17 takes off and departs Andrews AFB.
For more videos, purchase DVDs, information on airshows, jet team schedules, and much more, please check out Steve's Airshow World at www.stevesairshow.com . |
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some more of my friend's footage: walking through the interior, watching it start up, taxi, and take off to Lynard Skynard's Free Bird. |
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For my dad's birthday, we surprised him with a certificate to fly in a B-17 Flying Fortress for 30 minutes thanks to the Collings Foundation.
We first told him we were going out to eat breakfast at the Hilton Hotel in Burbank. But during the week he read the newspaper and found out about the flights and saw they were going to have tours available.
So we told him we'd go see the planes after we ate breakfast. He got dressed up all nicely thinking we were going to eat at this fancy place, but we kept stressing it might be a good idea to take a jacket.
He finally gave in and got his jacket.
We started driving over to the Burbank Hilton but got off early and started driving to the airport. When he asked where we were going, I told him, "I figured we would go see the planes first." He got angry about it because he was hungry and thought we had "reservations". Of course I never even bothered to check to see if they did.
So when we got there, he was upset, hungry, and cold. That's when we unveiled his surprise present and he started grinning like a little kid.
He loved the flight, was a bit surprised how small the inside of a B-17 was compared to how they show it in movies. Thanks to the Collings Foundation for such a memorable experience and making my dad feel like a kid again. |
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B-17 "Flying Fortress" taxis past a B-24 "Liberator") and B-25 ("Mitchell") bombers that just landed. Chester County Airport; Coatesville, PA |
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A B-17 Flying Fortress over Lake Michigan enroute to Chicagoland Executive Airport. Learn more about this flight at MyFlightBlog.com |
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B-17 Flying Fortress "Liberty Belle" taxiing at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (formerly Jefferson County Airport) on April 20th, 2008. Shot with a Canon PowerShot G9. |
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