Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber Plane Cufflinks

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber Plane shirt cufflinks, measuring 29 x 21 mm, made of rhodium-plated steel.

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a famous four-engine heavy bomber of World War II. Manufactured since 1935 and put into service in 1937 with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. It carried out thousands of missions with the Allies during the war, especially in Europe, although it also took part in the Pacific campaign, proving to be one of the most reliable bombers of the war along with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. The latest versions of this bomber were armed with 13 12.7mm machine guns and could carry almost 8,000 kg of bombs.