B-17 Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress

The B-17 Flying Fortress was a large, four-engine, heavy bomber used in the European theater of World War II. The United States and Great Britain used them to drop bombs on Germany.

The planes were propeller-driven and defended by multiple machine guns including a ball turret on the underbelly.

Film

• Memphis Belle - movie about a B-17 and its crew

Television

• Amazing Stories - episode about a damaged B-17 forced to land