The Boeing B-17 is one of the most iconic aircraft of the Second World War and arguably the most recognizable bomber in aviation history. But how much do you really know about the Flying Fortress? The ...

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 ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a World War II marvel, an American four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber. It was ...

The Flying Fortress cumulatively dropped more bombs than any other plane during World War II, but those numbers came at a ...

Producing the plutonium fuel for atomic bombs was not the only contribution Hanford made to fighting World War II. In 1944, workers at the nuclear reservation each chipped in to buy a Flying Fortress ...

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 ...

The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station in western Oregon. A particular Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, known today as ...

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 ...