![Meet B-52 'Flak-Bait II,' the BUFF named after the B-26 'Flak-Bait,' the U.S. warplane that flew the most combat missions in World War II - The Aviation Geek Club Meet B-52 'Flak-Bait II,' the BUFF named after the B-26 'Flak-Bait,' the U.S. warplane that flew the most combat missions in World War II - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Flak-Bait-II.jpg)
Meet B-52 'Flak-Bait II,' the BUFF named after the B-26 'Flak-Bait,' the U.S. warplane that flew the most combat missions in World War II - The Aviation Geek Club
![This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/23tnYXlEZ9Sii111QgKJVbC8EWo=/fit-in/1600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/0d/c1/0dc19eaa-3286-4b67-b3d4-1c186c609ccf/si97-15363h.jpg)
This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
![WW2 B17G Flying Fortress bomber plane called Aluminum Overcast. The name commemorates the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group' Stock Photo - Alamy WW2 B17G Flying Fortress bomber plane called Aluminum Overcast. The name commemorates the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group' Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EFTRD2/ww2-b17g-flying-fortress-bomber-plane-called-aluminum-overcast-the-EFTRD2.jpg)
WW2 B17G Flying Fortress bomber plane called Aluminum Overcast. The name commemorates the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group' Stock Photo - Alamy
![B-17 Flying Fortress surviving aircraft, serial numbers, names, location, museums, and restoration status B-17 Flying Fortress surviving aircraft, serial numbers, names, location, museums, and restoration status](https://www.airplanes-online.com/images/life/b17%20flying%20fortress%20d-day%20doll%20kingman%20aaf%20arizona.jpg)
B-17 Flying Fortress surviving aircraft, serial numbers, names, location, museums, and restoration status
![B-17 Flying Fortress surviving aircraft, serial numbers, names, location, museums, and restoration status B-17 Flying Fortress surviving aircraft, serial numbers, names, location, museums, and restoration status](https://www.airplanes-online.com/images/airplane-images/b17-survivors.jpg)