So, even within the B-17 bomber crew, there was a most dangerous role. It was against this backdrop that on May 19, 1944, ...

The B-17 was a beast of the air—but against eight agile Japanese Zeros, even the Fortress had limits. This intense aerial showdown reveals what happens when firepower meets fearlessness at 20,000 feet ...

The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.

Notable B-17 Bomber Facts. One point that isn’t noted in the Apple+ series is that the aircraft was seen as quite a risk for Boeing when its development began.

For almost 70 years, a decommissioned WWII B-17 bomber sat atop a 48-pump gas station along Highway 99E in Milwaukie, Oregon. How it got there, though, is one helluva story.

Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” revolutionized aerial warfare when it debuted in the mid-1930s. As a four-engine bomber, it offered greater payload capacity and range ...

Over the years more than twenty aviation/aeronautical companies in Western New York were spawned by the Cornell Aeronautical ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse heavy bomber employed by the United States and one of the most legendary planes of World War II.The bomber entered service in the 1930s and continued ...

If, as they say, anything worth doing takes time, then what Mike Kellner is doing must really be worth it. Nearly 40 years ago, Kellner bought a B-17 bomber. Actually, he purchased pieces of the ...

In the spring of 1945, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that would become the “Yankee Lady” was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps just as World War II was coming to an end. The aircraft ...

The B-17 was designed for combat, not for comfort. Guests need to be able to get in and out of the aircraft without assistance to ensure their safety and be able to follow basic verbal instructions.

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast (44-85740) and the Mid America Flight Museum’s Thunderbird (44-83718) have been down for maintenance for several months for ...