A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently ...

Think the B-17 was invincible? It nearly was. This video uncovers jaw-dropping facts about its secret kamikaze missions, insane durability, and combat surprises. Discover how this “Flying Fortress” ...

This Memorial Day, John Klette, pilot of the "Flying Fortress," will be co-grand marshal of the annual Park Hills parade with his former B-17 gunner Arthur "Art" Unruh of Seattle. The 100-year-old ...

The backbone of this effort was the venerable B-17 Flying Fortress. Florida State University shooting leaves at least one dead Snoop Dogg’s Trick for Cooking Bacon Is Genius Supreme Court poised ...

Introducing the B-17 Flying Fortress: During WWII, the U.S. Army Air Corps recognized the need for a new bomber able to reinforce the service’s fleets in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska. This ...

In 1944, workers at the nuclear reservation each chipped in to buy a Flying Fortress bomber and donated it to the U.S. Army Air Corps for missions over Europe. The B-17G, dubbed “Day’s Pay ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse heavy bomber employed by the United States and one of the most legendary planes of World War II. The bomber entered service in the 1930s and continued ...

B-17 Flying Fortress: Big Gamble for Boeing Today, Boeing may be an aerospace giant, but that certainly wasn’t the case in the early 1930s when Boeing – a company with just 600 employees ...

The Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortress' was a significant bomber during World War II, with over 12,000 aircraft produced and serving around the world. After the war, many B-17s were scrapped, but some were ...

flying bombing runs over Occupied Europe in a B-17 Flying Fortress. That was no big deal. He was more self-conscious with his next job. Luckily, he had all the right moves for either gig.