Boeing B-17 flying fortress

摘要

The Boeing B-17 would find fame during WW II as the mainstay of the 8th AAF during its operations over Europe. Conceived at a time when the possibility of strategic bombing was becoming a reality the USAAF was initially sceptical about such large machines. Eventually Boeing built the Model 299 as a private venture. Although the aircraft was lost in a crash the USAAF was impressed enough to order a small batch of the bombers.