The B-17 Flying Fortress symbolized American air power in WWII—but flying it over Europe was anything but glorious. Facing ...

The legendary B-17 bomber was so much more than just a means for dropping bombs on Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

The B-17 survived and brought its crew home without injury. After World War II, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was quickly ...

The reason for such a large crew was a series of complex ... more than the payload of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress used extensively during World War II. The original B-36 was not built to ...

Donald Dacier, the last surviving member of the World War II B-29 bomber crew "Ready Teddy," has died at 99. Dacier, a decorated veteran who served as a gunner on 35 missions, was known for his ...

There were three other men also aboard the plane. B-25 bombers were among the most famous American planes used in World War II, according to the National Museum of the United States Air Force ...

A magazine profile of a World War II B-24 bomber crew identified U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Frank Tedone of East Hartford as the "lady killer" of the group. Age 22 at the time, Tedone was quoted as ...