On April 5, 1943, a formation of 79 B-17 Flying Fortresses launched a bombing raid targeting a German aircraft repair ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Swoose is one of the most iconic aircraft of World War 2. Originally called Ole Betsy, this B-17D Flying Fortress ...

EUGENE — A strong jerk and a plume of smoke served as a signal that the engines on the World War II B-17G Aluminum Overcast bomber had started up. Inside, the machine gun turrets rumbled with the ...

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 ...

Boeing's Plant No. 2 in Seattle was the primary production facility for the B-17 Flying Fortress, producing nearly 7,000 bombers and employing 30,000 people during its peak. During World War II, the ...

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: To modern eyes, the hodgepodge floor and open rivets are daunting, but it was the modern technology of the 1930s and ’40s. A six to seven inch wooden plank and two ...

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided during the Wings Over Dallas airshow on November 12, 2022. The collision resulted in a crash, with the B-17's nose breaking off and the ...

SEATTLE — Ninety years to the day of the first flight of the B-17, one of the last surviving Flying Fortress bombers roared into Boeing Field where it all began. “Sentimental Journey,” a ...

The Collings Foundation announced that they're ending the Wings of Freedom tour years after a World War II-era aircraft crashed and left several dead at Bradley Airport. The foundation suspended the ...

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 ...