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- proper noun The
nickname of the USWWII heavybomber Boeing B-17.
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The final act of the Wellman is described as follows: " As we cruised over it, a giant Flying Fortress far below attacked the massive upthrust of the mountain wall," Steve Sullivan writes, describing the end of the fire battle.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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The final act of the Wellman is described as follows: " As we cruised over it, a giant Flying Fortress far below attacked the massive upthrust of the mountain wall," Steve Sullivan writes, describing the end of the fire battle.
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In the contested skies over Germany, the Flying Fortress would have to live up to its name.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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In the contested skies over Germany, the Flying Fortress would have to live up to its name.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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At one point the Flying Fortress flew too close to the barrage balloons that protected the naval vessels, causing some edgy sailor to put a couple of 20mm rounds off one of the wings of the aircraft.
General Ike John S.D. Eisenhower 2003
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Now roars the Flying Fortress, for the fight for Uncle Sam
The Grand Coulee Dam 1997
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Pugh told a reporter that the Flying Fortress had numerous machine guns so that enemy planes attacking them from any direction could be fought off.
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Pugh told a reporter that the Flying Fortress had numerous machine guns so that enemy planes attacking them from any direction could be fought off.
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