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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (N5017N) - Shown here is the Norden bombsight and nose of a 1945 Lockheed B-17G Flying Fortress "Aluminum Overcast" World War II Bomber complete with heavy caliber dual machine guns. Aircraft making a tour stop courtesy of the Experimental Aircraft Association in the Autumn of 2018.
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (N5017N)

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Shown here is the Norden bombsight and nose of a 1945 Lockheed B-17G Flying Fortress "Aluminum Overcast" World War II Bomber complete with heavy caliber dual machine guns. Aircraft making a tour stop courtesy of the Experimental Aircraft Association in the Autumn of 2018.

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ToddBaldwin3
Was this actually built by Lockheed? I know the B-17 was designed and initially built by Boeing, but later in the war some were built in other facilities. I just wasn't aware that Lockheed had built some.
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