FRE_007518 Published on August 16, 2016 in 17 August 1942Full resolution (1318 × 852) ← Previous Next → Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2578, lead ship on the 17 August 1942 air raid on Rouen-Sotteville, France. By the end of the war, this airplane was the oldest, longest-serving B-17E in the USAAF.