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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Forty-five planes survive in complete form, [ 1 ] [ a ] including 38 in the United States with many preserved in museum displays.
93d Squadron B-17E, "Suzy-Q" [note 2] The squadron deployed to the Philippines as the 93rd Bombardment Squadron in 1941, engaging in combat during the 1941–42 Battle of the Philippines at the beginning of World War II.
The crew back from their 25th operational mission. All were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.. The Memphis Belle, a Boeing-built B-17F-10-BO, manufacturer's serial number 3170, USAAC Serial No. 41-24485, was added to the USAAF inventory on 15 July 1942, [7] and delivered in September 1942 to the 91st Bombardment Group at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. [8]
Suzy Q, a Hostess snack cake; Quetiapine (Seroquel), an antipsychotic drug known as Susie-Q; New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W), also known as the Susie-Q; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a nickname; Susie-Q, a B-26 bomber flown by James Muri during the Battle of Midway
A B-17 on display at the Arlington Municipal Airport in 2019. Bell P-63 Kingcobra The single-engine Bell P-63 Kingcobra was never used in combat by the United States, according to the National ...
The B-17F "Memphis Belle is going to take the place of Baby and the B-17D is going to the restoration shop at USAFM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.212.28.50 15:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC) Yeah, and this list still has the Belle in Memphis.
The B-17B (299M) was the first production model of the B-17 and was essentially a B-17A with a slightly larger rudder, larger flaps, a redesigned nose and 1,200 hp (890 kW) R-1820-51 engines. The small, globe-like, machine gun turret used in the Y1B-17's upper nose blister was replaced with a .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun, its barrel run through ...
Suzy Kolber today At the age of 56, Kolber is still working with ESPN. Every Monday night of the NFL season, Kolber brings energy, enthusiasm and professionalism to Monday Night Countdown.