The harsh reality of keeping historical airplanes airworthy and flying is that from time to time one will crash. Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after ...

Seven lives were lost in the accident, including that of Pilot Ernest “Mac” McCauley, who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in the world. While the National ...

At the height of World War II, a formidable silhouette often filled the skies over Europe—the B-17 Flying Fortress ... As one ...

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 ...

In this Sept. 29, 2004, file photo, the Nine-O-Nine, a Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress, flies over Bristol. The lawsuit contends the pilots also failed to “run-up” the engines prior ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th Redux The classic game remastered. Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII.

A memorial service has paid tribute to the crew of two American Flying Fortress bombers that collided ... Calais in France after bombing German V-1 missile sites. The Heavenly Body 11 aircraft ...

The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...

Stern was reportedly assigned to the U.S. Army Air Corps 483rd Bombardment Group, where he flew 32 combat missions in a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. His last mission took place April 24 ...

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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a highly successful bomber in World War II, dropping more bombs than any other aircraft of the time. The aircraft's name, "Flying Fortress," was coined by a ...

The first B-17 to take to the air was powered by four 930 hp Wright Cyclone RF-1820-F65 9-cylinder radial motors, reached a maximum speed of 256 mph at 14,000 and could deliver a payload of up to ...