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Fly′ing For′tress, 
  1. Militarya heavy bomber, the B-17, with four radial piston engines, widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Air Force in World War II.

'Flying Fortress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
B-17 - Superfortress

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