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 B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the first mass-produced, four-engine heavy bomber. It is still one of the most recognised aeroplanes ever built. It was most widely used for daylight strategic bombings of German industrial targets during World War II as part of the United States Eighth Air Force.

  • Development
  • Operational History
  • Variants/Design Stages
  • Units Using the B-17
  • Noted B-17 Pilots
  • Specifications

    • 19th Annual B-17/Big Bird (Scale) Fly-In PHOTOS

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    		The 19th B-17 & BigBird Gathering has come and gone. We had 132 registered pilots this year. They came from as for away as Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, New Mexico, Arkansas, Georgia, and of course Texas. There are some states that I probably forgot. Mack Hodges from Andersonville Georgia did a noon time show on Friday & Saturday with his B-29. The show was enjoyed by all. We had a full scale Nieuport 11 who also did several flybys shooting his machine gun creating lots of excitement. For the 3 day event we had approximately 2300 spectators. Channel 13 came out an did a live broadcast placing us on the news twice Friday afternoon. We are looking for a great show again next year. Please come out and join us for a great day of fun next year.

    Thank you,
    Nick Stratos,
    President

    2007 B-17 Winners:

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    1st Place:
    Jimmy Cowman
    Clovis, NM
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    2nd Place:
    Dan Givney
    Dallas, Texas
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    3rd Place:
    Larry Wells
    Sturgeon, Mo.
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    Best of Show:
    Mack Hodges
    Andersonville, Georgia
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    2007 B-17 Winners

    B-17 Trophy

  • 1st Place: Jimmy Cowman - Clovis, New Mexico
  • 2nd Pace: Dan Givney - Dallas, Texas
  • 3rd Place: Larry Wells - Sturgeon, Missouri

    • Best Civilian Pre 1941

  • 1st Place: Bill Holland (Edmond, Ok) - Spirit of St. Louis
  • 2nd Place: Ken Spears(Arlington, Texas) - Bucker Jungmeister
  • 3rd Place: Ivan Bonebrake (Lufkin, Texas)- Fairchild

    • Best Civilian Post 1941

  • 1st Place: Jim Dietrich (Kennedale, Tx) - ½ scale Spacewalker
  • 2nd Place: Keith Coover (Harwood, Texas) - Super Steerman
  • 3rd Place: Larry Dennard (Slaughter, La) - Stiletto

    • Best Military Pre 1935

  • 1st Place: Bill Holland (Edmond, Oklahoma) - Curtis Jenny
  • 2nd Place: Keith Coover (Harwood, Texas) - Fokker D-VII
  • 3rd Place: Jack Haynes (Streetman, Texas) - Fokker D-VII

    • Best Military Post 1935

  • 1st Place: Evan Quiros (Seguin, Texas) - BF 109
  • 2nd Place: Barry Raborn (Bellaire, Texas) - F4F Wildcat
  • 3rd Place: Dan Stevens (Albany, Ga) - Blohm & Voss BV237

    • Best Jet Aircraft

  • 1st Place: Barry Raborn (Bellaire, Texas) - F-84
  • 2nd Place: Barry Raborn (Bellaire, Texas) - Mig 15
  • 3rd Place: Randy Brown (Ingram, Texas) - CIA Jet

    • Best Multi Engine Aircraft

  • 1st Place: Gary Dye (Mission, Texas) - Dornier 335
  • 2nd Place: Dan Stevens (Albany, Georgia) - Focke Wolf FW42
  • 3rd Place: Rick Michelena (McAllen, Texas) - Sea Hornet

    • Best of Show

  • Mack Hodges - Andersonville, Georgia

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