Veni Vidi Vici
by Peter Chilelli
Title
Veni Vidi Vici
Artist
Peter Chilelli
Medium
Digital Art
Description
Request of the family of Herbert W. Moore to re-create the B-17 he piloted in the European Theater, named Veni Vidi Vici.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry (prototype Model 299/XB-17) outperformed both competitors and exceeded the air corps' performance specifications. Although Boeing lost the contract (to the Douglas B-18 Bolo) because the prototype crashed, the air corps ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances, becoming the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the four-engined B-24 and the multirole, twin-engined Ju 88.
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July 10th, 2019
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