The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station in western Oregon. A particular Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, known today as ...
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 ...
Watch the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress “Sally B” take to the skies in this stunning sunset display. As the only airworthy B-17 in Europe and one of just two still flying anywhere in the world, ...
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 ...
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the 1944 B-17 bomber airplane crash at Bradley International Airport on October 2, 2019. The ...
Ever climbed up onto a World War II bomber plane and played with the machine guns? No? Well, you can, and you won’t have to worry about coming under enemy fire. The Commemorative Air Force Arizona ...
Andrea Humpert of Cheshire takes her father's dog tags for one more flight in a B-17 on Thursday in Eugene. Humpert won a flight in Aluminum Overcast, a WWII era B-17 bomber operated by the ...
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 ...