Flying Fortress

English thumb thumb Proper noun Flying Fortress en informal The Boeing B-17, a United States WWII heavy bomber, based upon a reputation for toughness and reliability, as well as its relatively heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload. Translations Note: Most, if not all, of these translations are calques of the original English nickname. B-17 bomber Arabic: ar القلعة الطائرة Czech: cs Létající Pevnost Danish: da Flyvende Fæstning Dutch: nl Vliegend Fort Finnish: fi Lentävä Linnoitus German: de Fliegende Festung Icelandic: is Fljúgandi Virki Italian: it Fortezza Volante Japanese: ja フライングフォートレス furaingufōtoresu, ja 空の要塞 sora no yōsai Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Flygende Festning Polish: pl Latająca Forteca Portuguese: pt Fortaleza Voadora Romanian: ro Fortăreața Zburătoare Russian: ru Лета́ющая кре́пость f-in Spanish: es Fortaleza Volante Swedish: sv Flygande Fästningen Vietnamese: vi Pháo đài bay this term is also used to refer to the Boeing B-52 bomber See also superfortress Further reading Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress