Connecticut Yankee Puzzle – B-17 Flying Fortress

Connecticut Yankee Puzzle – B-17 Flying Fortress Puzzle "History of aviation" (1000 pieces) - Exclusive puzzle 1001 Hobbies - Illustration: Piotr Forkasiewicz - Dimensions: 70 x 50 cm Deployed in all theaters of operations (Europe, Mediterranean and Pacific), this American four-engine heavy bomber is one of the most famous aircraft of the Second World War and the post-war period. Its predominant role in the destruction of the great German and Japanese urban and industrial centers also inspired the Entertainment industry, which seized on the unfailing commitment of the B-17 crews to stage them in the part of big budget films or series (Air Force by Howard Hawks, Memphis Bell and soon the Masters of the Air mini-series, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks) B-17F-5-DL Flying Fortress “Connecticut Yankee” from the 324BS/91BG in formation with the famous Memphis Belle and Delta Rebel 2 (of which Clark Gable was a crew member) during a clash with Luftwaffe fighters over Wilhelmshaven (Germany), March 22, 1943.