    Most B-17 paintings show them in combat over Hitler's Europe, but Flying Fortresses played a role in the Pacific too. Here we see two B-17Es of the 13th Air Force, 98th Squadron, &quot;Galloping Gus&quot; and &quot;Typhoon McGoon II&quot; hooking it home after a bombing mission against Japanese positions in New Guinea. &amp;nbsp; Nakajima Rufe floatplanes rise to engage them, but prove to be no match for the Fortress gunners.