The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engineered heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. It is the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the American four-engineered Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the German multirole, twin-engineered Junkers Ju 88. It was also employed as a transport, antisubmarine aircraft, drone controller, and search-and-rescue aircraft.
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Museum Closure
The US Army Museum of Hawaii and Store will be closed from 3pm on the 31st of December 2024 and all day on the 1st of January 2025, reopening on 2 January 2025.