Detailed tour through a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (as featured on Masters of the Air)

As featured in Masters of the Air. Join me in this walkaround tour of a B-17G Flying Fortress in Tucson, Arizona. This WW2 heavy bomber was probably the most important bomber of the war and it an incredible piece of military aviation engineering. Museum: 390th Memorial Museum inside the PIMA Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ. Website:
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​ #aviation #avgeek #b17 #flyingfortress 0:00 intro 0:50 nose 1:30 communication and navigation equipment 1:48 bombay 2:16 landing gear 2:50 Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines and wing 4:54 ball turret 6:16 waist gunner 6:40 tail gunner 8:11 entering inside 8:50 tail gunner position from inside 10:07 two waist gunner positions 11:30 radio operator position 12:05 bombay cat walk 12:30 flight engineer position 13:17 captain's position 14:35 copilot's seat 15:30 navigator's position 16:25 bombardier's position