The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and it was the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the Consolidated B-24 Liberator and Junkers Ju 88. Which is your favorite film or documentary related to a Flying Fortress (Bomber)?

2021年8月11日 · Following Band of Brothers and The Pacific, the critically acclaimed and highly popular WWII miniseries of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, everyone has been waiting with bated breath for the third...

2024年2月9日 · The Boeing B-17—or its computer-generated likeness—appears front and center in the AppleTV+ series Masters of the Air. The story of the 100th Bombardment Group of the Eighth Air Force in World War II, MOTA is based on the book by Donald L. Miller. The 100th flew the B-17 Flying Fortress and some of its missions over Europe provide harrowing ...

2024年12月13日 · The B-17 Flying Fortress is a legendary bomber that played a major role in World War II. Known for its durability and long-range capabilities, the B-17 became a symbol of the Allied air war over Europe. The AppleTV+ series Masters of the Air highlights the incredible story of the 100th Bombardment Group and their B-17 missions in the European ...

Fortress takes its name from the iconic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress World War II bomber that was the centerpiece of the aerial battle in Europe. [3] Fortress follows the crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, named Lucky Lass and its crew as they fly in the campaign against Italy during World War II. [4]

2024年8月13日 · For those who enjoyed the series — and want more of the Flying Fortress — a few classic films (and one recent documentary) can help satisfy any B-17 cravings. Director William Wyler...

Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. It...

2019年5月16日 · Despite hundreds of hours of newsreel footage and its appearance in innumerable documentaries and big budget Hollywood films, however, no one has ever managed to capture what it was like to...

2022年1月26日 · A new live-action film named "Wolf Hound" that features B-17 Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady" and B-25 Mitchell "Wild Cargo" is set for release in the summer of 2022.

1990年10月12日 · When the commander of the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber is killed in action in a raid over Sicily in 1943, his replacement, a young, naive pilot struggles to be accepted by the plane's already tight-knit Irish American crew.