Thesaurus Term/Concept: B17 FLYING FORTRESS

Identifier 125553
Class AIRCRAFT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note American, four-engined, medium/heavy day bomber. Entered service in 1937. The prototype was nicknamed the Flying Fortress, which later became a registered trademark.

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Context Record
Monument Type MKE43639 B17 FLYING FORTRESS (Crash Site)
Monument Type MKE43642 B17 Flying Fortress crash site 1942-1945 (Crash Site)
Monument Type MKE44304 Crash site of a B-17 bomber, Hamstreet (Crash Site)
Monument Type MKE89859 Crash site of Boeing B17 Flying Fortress (Crash Site)