Ultimately, the B-17 prototype was developed by manufacturer Boeing to fulfill these requirements. When the prototype, designated Model 299 ... numbers continued to build in Europe and attacks ...

Summary and Key Points: The new Apple+ series "Masters of the Air" showcases the WWII aviators of the 100th Bomb Group and their iconic Boeing B-17 bombers ... Department to build 200 bombers.

Painted to look like another B-17 of WWII (Nine-o-Nine, variant B-17G-30-BO), this late-model B-17G-85-DL aircraft wasn’t finished in time to join World War II, but instead spent its 74 years ...