Ferry Flight Stability Weather 
Aerotime
JUNE 21, 2024
The provision of stabilizer floats at the ends of each wing, which could be retracted for streamlined flight, added to the design’s efficiency. The crew stayed in the lifeboats overnight, as a further rescue attempt was once again hampered by nightfall and poor weather.
Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 18, 2024
They battled German Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs, anti-aircraft artillery (flak), aircraft malfunctions, and frigid temperaturesflying in formations of hundreds while navigating through bad weather to their targets deep in enemy territory. Today, the B-17 serves as both a symbol and memorial of effort, bravery, and the price of freedom.
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