On this day in aviation history-April 13, 1945-we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the delivery of the final Boeing-built B-17 Flying Fortress (s/n 43-39508) during World War II. Completed at ...

A U.S. Air Force B-17 'Flying Fortress' bomber flies through the sky. 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 working ...

In the chaotic days following Pearl Harbor, Captain Colin Kelly took off from Clark Airfield in the Philippines on a desperate solo mission aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress. With fewer than fifty B-17s ...

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 ...

CHICO — The Arizona Commemorative Air Force will be bringing the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” and the B-25 Mitchell “Maid in the Shade” to Chico from Sept. 9 to 14. There aren’t many of ...

CHICAGO - In a dramatic scene that could have played out in Europe during World War II, a restored B-17 Flying Fortress bomber made an emergency landing Monday in a west suburban cornfield after an ...

SEATTLE — A B-17 Bomber aircraft, an icon of World War II, made quite the impression on its flight into Seattle on Monday. Like the aircraft's name, it is a 'sentimental journey' for both the aircraft ...

The B-17 bomber, also known as the Flying Fortress, helped change the course of World War II. Manufactured by Boeing, over 12,000 were made for combat. It was dubbed a flying fortress due to its ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Step inside a piece of history at the Spokane Airport with a special WWII-era plane display. Between July 22-27, the Spokane Airport will exhibit a B-25 Mitchell WWII Warbird and a a ...

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