The Consolidated B-24 Liberator, a key Allied heavy bomber in World War II, was the most produced combat aircraft in history ...

A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently ...

Service History: The B-17 platform played an instrumental role during WWII. As detailed by the National World War II Museum, “The first B-17 raid in Europe took place on August 17, 1942, when 12 ...

Dan Anderson looked at the World ... the war,” Anderson said. “He never lost a plane. That’s amazing.” Anderson’s uncle – as a 21-year-old Army Air Force captain – flew B-17 bombers ...

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has brought its restored B-17 Flying Fortress to Knoxville for a weekend of show and tell. The World War II bomber ... held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday ...

Volunteers with a passion for aviation are spending countless hours maintaining and flying one of the last Boeing B-17’s manufactured during World War II as a part of their Salute to Veterans ...

Sitting in the nose of a B-17 bomber, surrounded by machine guns, compasses and Plexiglas, it's easy to appreciate World War II veterans. &#8220Crankin' three," the pilot yelled, as the first of ...

The restored World War II B-17 bomber “Aluminum Overcast,” a traveling ... Mission flights will be held at 10 and 11 a.m. and 12 and 1 p.m. Ground tours of the interior will be held from ...

For 60 years, a World War II-era B-17 Flying Fortress sat atop an Oregon service station, serving as a canopy for customers stopping to refuel. It only made it there after an incredible cross ...

What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and occupied territories during the Second World War. -Notably, the B-17 dropped ...