The B-17 Flying Fortress was created amidst the rising need for strategic bombers that were fast, operational at high ...

Notable B-17 Bomber Facts One point that isn't noted in the Apple+ series is that the aircraft was seen as quite a risk for Boeing when its development began. The company may be an aerospace giant ...

Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical troubles. Incidentally, this is the very same airplane which we covered only a number of days ago.

The B-17, the legendary 'Flying Fortress', was designed on the theory ... provides an extensive report of the mighty Boeing's operations over war-torn Europe. A prominent role is also reserved ...

Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed the Flying Fortress - when it went down and burst into flames minutes after take-off outside Hartford on Wednesday. The aircraft was ...

The Boeing B-17G Sally B flying at the Duxford ... the inspection and it was confirmed that the B-17, also known by the nickname Flying Fortress, could return to service. "Our aircraft is in ...

Iconic Boeing aircraft ranged from the stylish Boeing 314 flying boat to the B-17 and B-29 bombers that helped win World War II. The company has built legendary jetliners for more than 60 years ...

Sadly seven people perished when a B-17/231909 bomber was lost in a crash on takeoff last week in Connecticut (“‘An honor for me to fly in living history,'” Oct. 5). My father was a World ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from B-17 Flying Fortress the Bloody 100th Manage and take control of the 10-man crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress as they attempt to complete 25 harrowing ...

The US military knows this well. For over 80 years, it has fielded some of the best bombers the world has ever seen. The Boeing B-17 was built in response to a 1934 request by the US Army Air ...

In October the Nine-O-Nine, a fully restored Boeing B-17G bomber owned and operated by the ... who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in the world. While the National ...