A new documentary brings together 10 B-17 combat veterans whose stories span the air war over Europe. Some have died since filming.

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 ...

Alan Magee was thrown from a B-17 at 20,000 feet without a parachute and somehow survived. His fall remains one of the most incredible survival stories in aviation history.

Liberty Belle, the most recently restored World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will be returning "home" to Kissimmee Gateway Airport where she underwent a 14 year restoration to flying condition.

A restoration project is currently underway to restore an iconic Oregon landmark. For almost 70 years, a decommissioned WWII B-17 bomber sat atop a 48-pump gas station along Highway 99E in Milwaukie, ...

There are sounds that never really go away even after many years have passed and technology has changed a lot. The loud roar of four engines is one of those sounds. This is the kind of sound that used ...

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 ...

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 ...

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As far as Jack Bally was concerned, if you spent enough time admiring a plane, you might as well build one of your own. That’s why the Vietnam veteran and aviation enthusiast decided to build a 1:3 ...

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 ...

The B-17 bomber “Memphis Belle” was one of the first bombers to fly 25 missions. The War Department made a stirring documentary about the bomber’s final mission over a German port city. The ...