Of all the heavy bombers flown during World War II, the Boeing-built B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most well-known and beloved. It spent most of the conflict fighting against the Germans in the ...

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 ...

The US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has been helping lead search efforts after a World War Two B-17 bomber wreckage was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monday marks a major milestone for Seattle’s ties to the aviation industry. It’s been exactly 90 years since the first flight of ...

Bombing Europe in World War II was one of the most war’s dangerous jobs. Professor Thomas Childers of the University of Pennsylvania says being a British or American bomber pilot flying against ...

The bulk of the United States' industrial war effort in World War II went into the production of aircraft and naval vessels. The Army's vehicles, like tanks, were a comparatively small part of the ...

SALEM, Ore. — In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...

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 ...

Long-range bombers have consistently reshaped how nations project power in modern warfare. From the massive bombing campaigns ...

August 28, 1943 - Eight B-17F “Flying Fortresses” Bombers were returning to the Army Airfield Base in Harvard on Aug. 28, 1943 when three collided. One of the bombers crash landed and two were ...