Of all the heavy bombers flown during World War II, the Boeing-built B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most well-known and beloved. It spent most of the conflict fighting against the Germans in the ...

A restoration project is currently underway to restore an iconic Oregon landmark. For almost 70 years, a decommissioned WWII B-17 bomber sat atop a 48-pump gas station along Highway 99E in Milwaukie, ...

Ball turret gunner Maynard Smith fought fires, defended his B-17, and helped wounded crewmates after his bomber was badly ...

B-17 “Wee Willie” became the subject of a haunting photo sequence during its final mission over Germany in 1945. The images captured the final moments of a Flying Fortress and turned one bomber’s loss ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress Was a Quantum Leap in Aviation Design: When the first Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” took its maiden flight on July 28, 1935 it proved to be a quantum leap over earlier United ...

Both Aircraft Crash as Videos Surface of Midair Collision. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a P-63 Kingcobra aircraft have collided at the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas airshow at the ...

Liberty Belle, the most recently restored World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will be returning "home" to Kissimmee Gateway Airport where she underwent a 14 year restoration to flying condition.

For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the traumatic realization that their loved ones were among the many still lost ...

As far as Jack Bally was concerned, if you spent enough time admiring a plane, you might as well build one of your own. That’s why the Vietnam veteran and aviation enthusiast decided to build a 1:3 ...

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What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and occupied territories during the Second World War. -Notably, the B-17 dropped ...

Two vintage aircraft, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, were lost in a midair collision on Saturday during the Wings Over Dallas airshow. The accident occurred around 1:20 p.m., ...