More than 175 aircraft and spacecraft are housed at The Museum of Flight, but one plane’s history is being kept alive by a ...

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the extraordinary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber played an enormous part in the Allied victory in World War II. The B-17 was the most prolific bomber in the U.S ...

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 ...

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 ...

During World War II, the legendary Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress became the public face of America's strategic bombing campaign. Yet another aircraft often matched or exceeded its performance. 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 ...

Few planes in history match the legacy of the B-17 bomber. “Officially, that was the first aircraft that the crew was able to complete 25 missions on,” said Martin Burley, Loadmaster for the ...

For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the traumatic realization that their loved ones were among the many still lost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Living near Lake Massabesic, Alex Saidel grew up hearing stories of the history lying somewhere below the surface. "I always heard ...