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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps. A fast and high-flying bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of... Wikipedia
First flight: 28 July 1935
Introduction: April 1938
Manufacturer: Boeing
Number built: 12,731
Produced: 1936–1945
Retired: 1968 (Brazilian Air Force)
Role: Heavy bomber