Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Heavy Aircraft Family
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engine, long-range aircraft family developed from the Model 299, which first flew in 1935. Built in progressively refined variants by Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed-Vega, it became a defining American heavy aircraft of the Second World War and also served in reconnaissance, transport, air-sea rescue, and airborne early-warning adaptations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Boeing Model 299XB-17YB-17B-17B-17BB-17CB-17DB-17EB-17FB-17GFlying FortressFortress IFortress IIFortress IIIF-9RB-17SB-17PB-1W
- Family Name
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Full Name
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Heavy Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militarycargoreconnaissancesearch_and_rescue
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engine, long-range aircraft family developed from the Model 299, which first flew in 1935. Built in progressively refined variants by Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed-Vega, it became a defining American heavy aircraft of the Second World War and also served in reconnaissance, transport, air-sea rescue, and airborne early-warning adaptations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,935
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Production B-17 installation
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:41:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:41:46 UTC