{"v":"2.0","page_type":"product","title":"Osprey's study of the B-17 Flying Fortress Units of World War II (1939-1945). Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as 'minor leaguers' by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a 'major league' job on Axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in November 1943. And the heavy bombers employed by the Fifteenth were of course the venerable B-17 and B-24. At its peak strength, the Fifteenth's B-17 force comprised six groups of four squadrons each, all controlled by the 5th Bomb Wing. Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has long been waiting to write a definitive account on 'his air force'.","breadcrumbs":[{"label":"Home","href":"/python/html6/index.html"},{"label":"Brands","href":"/python/html6/menu_brand_index/menu_brand_index_brands_87101ba214.html"},{"label":"Osprey","href":"/python/html6/menu_brand_products/1000/115000/menu_brand_products_Osprey_1_ecd9233e75.html"},{"label":"b-17","href":null}],"content":{"product":{"mpn":"b-17","manufacturer":"Osprey","brand":"Osprey","brand_url":"/python/html6/menu_brand_products/1000/115000/menu_brand_products_Osprey_1_ecd9233e75.html","title":"Osprey's study of the B-17 Flying Fortress Units of World War II (1939-1945). Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as 'minor leaguers' by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a 'major league' job on Axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in November 1943. And the heavy bombers employed by the Fifteenth were of course the venerable B-17 and B-24. At its peak strength, the Fifteenth's B-17 force comprised six groups of four squadrons each, all controlled by the 5th Bomb Wing. Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has long been waiting to write a definitive account on 'his air force'.","description":"","attributes":[{"name":"Brand name","values":[{"value":"Osprey","url":"/python/html6/menu_attr_pair/1000/32000000/32403000/menu_attr_pair_Brandname_Osprey_1_ee6e0db89f.html"}],"name_url":"/python/html6/menu_attr_pair/1000/32000000/32403000/menu_attr_pair_Brandname_Osprey_1_ee6e0db89f.html"},{"name":"Manufacturer name","values":[{"value":"Osprey","url":"/python/html6/menu_attr_pair/1000/137000000/137630000/menu_attr_pair_Manufacturername_Osprey_1_051d031026.html"}],"name_url":"/python/html6/menu_attr_pair/1000/137000000/137630000/menu_attr_pair_Manufacturername_Osprey_1_051d031026.html"},{"name":"Manufacturer","values":[{"value":"Osprey","url":"/python/html6/menu_attr_pair/1000/20000000/20141000/menu_attr_pair_Manufacturer_Osprey_1_6e23ac7c00.html"}],"name_url":"/python/html6/menu_attr_pair/1000/20000000/20141000/menu_attr_pair_Manufacturer_Osprey_1_6e23ac7c00.html"}],"images":[],"distributors":[{"name":"Walmart","sku":"25221191","url":"https://www.walmart.com/ip/B-17-Flying-Fortress-Mto/25221191","pricing":[{"quantity":1,"price_usd":24.48}],"stock":{"available":false,"quantity":null,"lead_time_days":null},"moq":1,"multiple":1,"image":"https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c2e62769-da77-4034-b72b-28a6a2e89e2f_3.1f2d68e5d13f0cf193b9c33180de90fd.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF"}],"amazon":{"available":false,"products":[]},"metadata":{"generated_date":"2026-09-16","last_updated":"2026-09-16","data_sources":["Walmart"],"completeness":0.55,"version":"1.2"}}},"pagination":null,"nav":{"home":"/python/html6/index.html","brands":"/python/html6/menu_brand_index/menu_brand_index_brands_87101ba214.html","parts":"/python/html6/menu_part_index/menu_part_index_parts_909e6bf0ca.html","attributes":"/python/html6/menu_attr_index/menu_attr_index_attributes_d7f67a250d.html"}}