On this day in aviation history, December 29, 1939, the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress made its mark on history and became among the most famous aircraft of the Second World War.

the B-24 was often referred to as a "Flying Coffin" while the b-17 was called a "Flying Fortress." B-24 was a “Flying Coffin”? Other aircraft, such as the Mig-21, also acquired this strange ...

According to The Museum of Aviation, the B-29 was designed by the manufacturer as a high-altitude strategic bomber, one which ...

1200-horsepower Wright engines for B-17F Flying Fortress bombers ready for installation ... Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years.

In November 2022, all five aboard a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, known as Texas Raiders ... Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 ...

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Congelli was shot down two days before his 22nd birthday. He joined the renowned 8th Air Force in 1942 and was soon co-piloting a B-24 in the 93rd Bombardment Group. Flying for “The Mighty Eighth” was ...

My father-in-law was the pilot of the lead bomber of that fateful flight of more than 3,000 planes.