Flying Fortress

English

(informal) The Boeing B-17, a United States WWII heavy bomber, based upon a reputation for toughness and reliability, as well as its relatively heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload.

Note: Most, if not all, of these translations are calques of the original English nickname.

B-17 bomber

Arabic: القلعة الطائرة
Czech: Létající Pevnost
Danish: Flyvende Fæstning
Dutch: Vliegend Fort
Finnish: Lentävä Linnoitus
German: Fliegende Festung
Icelandic: Fljúgandi Virki
Italian: Fortezza Volante
Japanese: フライングフォートレス (furaingufōtoresu), 空の要塞 (sora no yōsai)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Flygende Festning
Polish: Latająca Forteca
Portuguese: Fortaleza Voadora
Romanian: Fortăreața Zburătoare
Russian: Лета́ющая Кре́пость f inan (Letájuščaja Krépostʹ)
Spanish: Fortaleza Volante
Swedish: Flygande Fästningen
Vietnamese: Pháo đài bay (this term is also used to refer to the Boeing B-52 bomber)