B-17
Americannoun
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B-17's
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Etymology
Origin of B-17
First recorded in 1940–45
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Initially used by RAF Bomber Command, it was handed to US Army Air Force later that year and B-17 bomber crews trained there.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
One of the key exhibits is an engine cylinder from a B-17 which crashed at Canvey Point in 1944.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
Kahn said Cervantes died on the same date, April 7, as he’d escaped death 79 years previously when German pilots tried to ram his B-17 bomber out of the sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Boeing gained prominence as a warplane manufacturer in the years before, during and after World War II. It built the B-17, a rugged bomber that a Seattle Times reporter called the Flying Fortress.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
On paper, it was generally comparable to the B-17, but for one major advantage.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
Spencer was what was known as the B-17’s “safety” pilot, seated in the cockpit and ready to take the yoke in case something went wrong.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2021
The B-17’s armaments were so lethal that some called it a four-engine fighter, and its ability to remain airborne despite taking unimaginable damage became legendary.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2019
An officer in the office of the secretary of the Air Force had been shredding some documents when he happened upon Fine’s letter seeking help tracking down the B-17’s crew.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2018
Lieutenant Pritchard, the pilot, and Petty Officer Bottoms, the radio operator, were returning from the crash site of an Army Air Force B-17, where they picked up Corporal Howarth, the B-17’s radio operator.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2013
What is more, the fluid is pumped through twin rear nozzles, which can be rotated, like a B-17's gun turret, to hit a hungry ant or frog with bull's-eye accuracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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