Flying to Britain to join the war

9th December 1943: Low on fuel after crossing the Atlantic the crew then encounter zero visibility - and B-17G Flying Fortress 42-31420 fails to arrive

Boeing B-17Es under construction. This is the first released wartime production photograph of Flying Fortress heavy bombers at one of the Boeing plants, at Seattle, Wash. Boeing exceeded its accelerated delivery schedules by 70 percent for the month of December 1942.