Flying a B-17 was a very risky job since they were huge, slow and therefore easy targets for enemy aircraft and anti-aircraft defences, who always marked them as primary targets.

The B-17 Flying Fortress planes were destroyed in the skies above Stanwick Lakes in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, during ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

Gunners of the 306th Bomb Group sit atop ammunition for a B-17 Flying Fortress during World War Two Urgent repairs are needed to conserve and repair a military museum that was created to ...

The B-32 only flew some recon missions and engaged in some skirmishes in the closing days of WWII before being retired and ...

The Wings of the North, a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 to preserve and present aviation history, will be presenting the 11th AirExpo at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie Saturday and ...

Although you might know GM better for its line of trucks, it has a long history of providing the U.S. with essential military ...

Daytime highs will be mostly in the high 50s to low 60s on the coast, in the high 50s to mid 60s around the bay, and in the low to mid 60s inland. Overnight lows will be mostly in the high 40s to mid ...

Last year, the pair made the trek to Oshkosh and were surrounded by admirers who wanted to get up close to the giant bombers that helped end World War II ... the Boeing B-17 has a wingspan ...

Bomber Mountain in Wyoming’s Big Horn Mountains paid dearly to earn its name when a B-17 Flying Fortress crashed into it in ...

Today marks a milestone for both Savannah and our nation as we honor the 83rd anniversary of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, ...