Underwater archaeologists have located a World War II B-17 in the Baltic Sea, and recovered artifacts may help identify the ...
More than 175 aircraft and spacecraft are housed at The Museum of Flight, but one plane’s history is being kept alive by a ...
In 1943, a battered B-17 Flying Fortress sat in a scrapyard, written off after repeated combat damage and burdened with the ...
A rare airworthy B-17 bomber, “Sentimental Journey,” returned to Boeing Field to celebrate the Flying Fortress’s 90th anniversary with public tours, honoring its legacy and historic production. On ...
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the extraordinary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber played an enormous part in the Allied victory in World War II. The B-17 was the most prolific bomber in the U.S ...
EUGENE — A strong jerk and a plume of smoke served as a signal that the engines on the World War II B-17G Aluminum Overcast bomber had started up. Inside, the machine gun turrets rumbled with the ...
The Avro Vulcan, a thunderous and charismatic Cold War bomber, is the most well-known British bomber after the wartime ...
The oldest B-17G still in service with the 91st Bomb Group and the next to last B-17 lost to hostile action by the group met a horrifying fate in the skies over Germany on April 8, 1945, just 30 days ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- An Orange County veteran was on cloud nine Wednesday evening after reliving the thrill of flying in a vintage B-17 aircraft. The last time Lou Tirado flew in a B-17 he was ...
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — While Memorial Day was on Monday, the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins continued to remember and honor those who served. On Saturday, the museum held its annual WWII Living ...