Join us for Part 1 of our series on Boeing's Fortresses, the incredible B-17 Flying Fortress! 🛩️Check out Ben Skipper's first visit to The Damcasters on Civil Aviation's First 100 Years right here: https://youtu.be/upQyb-yEvzc 🛩️Catch all the Boeing's Fortresses Mini-Series as they drop here: https://www.thedamcasterspod.com/tag/boeing-fortresses/ 🛩️Buy Ben's Flight Craft books from Pen and Sword at The Damcasters Bookshop (UK Only) here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/boneyabroad 👉Follow Ben on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/WriteBenSkipper 👉Follow Ben on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/benskipper.bsky.social 👉Visit Ben's Fallout Substack here: https://fallout.substack.com/ ----------------------------------------------------- ✈️Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum by following their socials! Website: https://pimaair.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace https://www.instagram.com/pimaair https://x.com/pimaair https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum 👕Get your aviation on with 909 Apparel today! Check out their website here: https://www.909apparel.com/ ----------------------------------------------------- 🛫Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and a welcome pack. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters ----------------------------------------------------- The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International ----------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 06:09 The Flightcraft Series Explained 10:12 The Road to the B-17 16:07 The B-17 in RAF Service 20:25 USAAF Arrives in England 28:40 B-17 in Combat 30:48 The B-17's Adaptability 43:45 B-17 Variants 50:13 The B-17's Legacy 59:44 Conclusion and B-29 Teaser Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.