Show U S army gets a fourth 16 ton flying fortress washington D C A fourth army bomber of the YB 17 type popularly known as a flying fortress has been turned over to the army at langley field three of this type of giant bombers are now at langley field and another is at wright field at dayton ohio nine more are being built by boeing to be turned over to the army within the year the aircraft company is also building the largest army bomber in the world for the army the new plane which shortly will undergo its test is is to be tour four tons larger than the 16 ton flying fortress |