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 ...

World War II airmen walk across an airfield beside B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. 10 Good Men tells the story of the aircraft through veterans who flew aboard B-17s in combat. (Courtesy Trent “TJ” ...

The lessons of war transformed military aviation. Aircraft evolved into a crucial element of warfare, and technological ...

During the Second World War, the United States built over 30,000 four-engine B-17s and B-24s. Another 3,970 B-29 Superfortresses were constructed as well, the type that dropped the atomic bombs on ...

Fouleng, Belgium, April 2014: Troy Hollar, center, speaks with an American airman moments before he is granted honorary citizenship in the village of Silly (Fouleng), Belgium, where his B-17 bomber ...

Cruising over the Susquehanna River seated in the nose of a World War II bomber, I got a perspective usually reserved for bald eagles and other birds of prey. With my head poking through the roof ...

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 ...

Two World War II-era bombers, a B-17 and a B-25, will be on display in Erie County. The planes are part of the Flying Legends of Victory Tour organized by the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona ...

Living near Lake Massabesic, Alex Saidel grew up hearing stories of the history lying somewhere below the surface. “I always heard there was either a World War II plane or parts here or something like ...