Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2578 Published on August 17, 2012 in 17 August 1942Full resolution (579 × 277) 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.