Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
1935 bomber aircraft family by Boeing
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Summary
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,000 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Air Force[3], Royal Air Force[4]
- Manufacturer: Boeing[5]
- Developer: Boeing[6]
- Subclass of: Flying Fortress[7]
- Has use: airstrike[8]
- Commons category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress[9]
- Country of origin: United States[10]
- First flight: July 28, 1935[11]
- Service entry: April 1938[12]
- Service retirement: 1968[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress[14]
- Commons gallery: B-17 Flying Fortress[15]
- Total produced: 12,731[16]
- Depicted by: Flying Legends[17]
- Described by source: Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[18], Flying Legends[19], Blue Paw Print[20]
- Length: 22.8[21]
- Height: 5.8[22]
- Wingspan: 31.6[23]
- Wing area: 131.92[24]
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,850[25]
Why It Matters
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]