#Flyingfortress
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
A US B-17G drops food supplies over the Dutch countryside to help starving civilians.The German commander arranged a truce so that USAAF & RAF aeroplanes could drop life-saving rations-March1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #holland #dutch #countryside #b17 #royalairforce #raf #usairforce #usaaf #flyingfortress
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 AM
For Your Viewing Pleasure

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Inspection of Damaged by Flack of B17 Flying Fortress Nose 22 Painting by John Straton
Inspection of Damaged by Flack of B17 Flying Fortress Nose 22 Painting Painting by John Straton
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November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
US technicians repair a B-17 Flying Fortress’ landing gear after it was damaged during Operation Frantic - Poltava airfield, Ukraine, 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #paltava #ukraine #flyingfortress #b17 #boeing #usaaf #usairforce
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo. Photographed in October of 1942.’
Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993 👉ALT)
#WW2 #AlfredPalmer #OWI #women #defenseindustry #DouglasAircraft #bombers #flyingfortress #LongBeach
October 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
US Boeing B17 Flying Fortress’ fly over Germany in daylight raids during Operation Pointblank - Feb 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #flyingfortress #b17 #pointblank #boeing #germany
October 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
B17 “Sally B” - Flying low, loud and proud in stormy skies over Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey to most folks outside England)

#B17
#SallyB
#Photography
#Canon
#Flyingfortress
#HighclereCastle
#England
#Aircraft
#Storm
September 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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A #genealogist is credited with finding this connection, as she researched her own family history.
#FlyingFortress #B17
#WWII #veterans
Genealogist Discovers Bond Between Families of WWII Veterans
YouTube video by TODAY
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September 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
B-17 Flying Fortress’ from the USAAF 94th and 96th on display at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France just after the end of WW2 - 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #flyingfortress #b17 #paris #france #eiffeltower #usaaf
August 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#OTD in 1942
Cover of The New Yorker, August 22, 1942
Constantin Alajálov
#TheNewYorkerCover #ConstantinAlajálov #WW2 #bomber #flyingfortress #gunner
August 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
2013 capture of a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress in the livery of the famous "Memphis Belle". This aircraft is not the actual Belle, which is currently on display at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, OH. #b17 #flyingfortress #warbird #warbirds #aviationphotography #aviationphotographer
July 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Richard MacCaulay, “The Long Last Ride”
‘Surrounded by Jerries, the crew of the riddled fortress voted to do something desperate and different . . . or die in the attempt.’
*The Saturday Evening Post*, June 3, 1944
#WW2 #aviation #bombers #flyingfortress #RichardMacCaulay
June 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Good morning. The ever popular B-17G FlyingFortress ‘Sally B’ #MikesAircraftPhotos
May 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The price of victory in #WorldWarII. 8Apr45. #B-17G 42-31333 (Wee Willie) goes down over #Oranienberg, GE. Of the nine airmen on board, only the tail #gunner survived. This a/c was lost to an Me-262. #USAAF Photo #FlyingFortress
#warbirdWednesday #8thAirForce #WWIIHist
April 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
B17 nose art, HD frame capture, Calgary, Ab 2011. The two cameras denote movies the aircraft was used in IIRC.

#photo #photography #B17 #Flyingfortress #Aircraft #WWII #USAAF #Noseart
April 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM