The B-17 or Flying Fortress was the most important American bomber of World War II. This profile of the aeroplane contains images of the bomber in action, including the 20 airworthy Fortresses that regularly appear at airshows in the US and Europe. In all 12,731 B-17s were built between June 1939 and April 1945. The 50th anniversary of the 8th Air Force's daylight raids on Germany is celebrated in 1993.
- ISBN10 1855321971
- ISBN13 9781855321977
- Publish Date 26 March 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 November 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Osprey Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English