Posted on Apr 27, 2023

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, or the Consolidated B-24 Liberator?

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, or the Consolidated B-24 Liberator?

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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Neither one was exceptionally well suited for the European war...by the end of the war, we had a lot of modifications on the table and a new plane underway

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LTC Trent Klug

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They are both great weapons platforms. The B-17 is the iconic symbol of the air war over Europe. I love them both.

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CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD

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Personally, I'm a fan of the Flying Fortress.

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