B17E Flying Fortress My Gal Sal Suspended Camouflage Bomber New Orleans USA // NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Suspended from the ceiling of the War Birds Gallery at the National WWII Museum, the camouflage-painted Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress known as "My Gal Sal" dominates the exhibition space. Manufactured by The Boeing Company, this specific heavy bomber participated in one of the first ferry flights to England in June 1942 before severe weather forced an emergency landing on a Greenland icecap. After the crew survived a 10-day ordeal, the aircraft remained abandoned in the arctic environment for

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