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The Flying Fortress is one of the most famous airplanes ever built. The B-17 prototype first flew on July 28, 1935. Few B-17s were in service in 1941 but production quickly accelerated. The aircraft served in every WW II combat zone But is best known for daylight strategic bombing of German industrial targets. Production ended in May 1945 and totaled 12,726.
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