Notable event
Rare aircraft
Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Thu 27 Aug 2026, 18:27 UTC.
Photo: Alex Matalobos
Event record
Details
| Model | B-17 |
Why is this aircraft rare?
Its type is on a short, hand-picked list of aircraft few people ever see fly: one-offs, small production runs, historic airframes and special mission types. Everyday widebodies such as the A380 are deliberately not on it.
Event detected automatically from live ADS-B data. Times are UTC. Automated detections can occasionally misread routine operations.