Wings

Season 1, Episode 3

Episode Title: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Air Date: 1988-04-20

Overview:

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). It was primarily employed by the USAAF in the daylight strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial, military and civilian targets.