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 ...

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 bomber, operated by the nonprofit Collings Foundation, was last inspected in January, the NTSB said. There are 16 B-17Gs currently registered in the U.S., including the one that just crashed.

"Without the B-17, we may have lost the war," the WWII-era American air commander in Europe once said. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

B-17 bomber, 1944-45. A typical European flight would begin with the men waking at dawn, having breakfast, donning their gear, and climbing to 25,000 feet, where the temperature in the plane could ...

The B-17 bomber was developed in the 1930s and has four engines. It was the third most produced bomber of all time and it was used to carry out bombing missions during World War II.

A B-17 vintage World War II-era bomber plane crashed Oct. 2, 2019, just outside New England's second-busiest airport. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Military.com ...

Vintage B-17 plane in fiery crash at Hartford airport 04:37. Brian Hamer, of Norton, Massachusetts, said he was less than a mile away when he saw a B-17, "which you don't normally see," fly ...

But ABC7's Frank Mathie found a man in the area who is restoring his own B-17 bomber. In a barn in a rural area of the far northwest suburbs, an unbelievable restoration project is under way.

“B-17 has crashed.” “You said a B-17 aircraft has crashed?” a dispatcher responded. Crews scrambled to the scene as a large plume of smoke filled the sky around the airport.

A B-17 bomber crashed here 73 years ago. Soon, it will be a housing development. By Tim Stevens. Correspondent. Updated August 11, 2017 11:30 AM.

The vintage B-17 aircraft that crashed Oct. 2 shortly after taking off from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., killing seven people, had flagged an engine problem shortly ...