The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" revolutionized aerial warfare when it debuted in the mid-1930s. As a four-engine bomber, it ...

Notable B-17 Bomber Facts One point that isn't noted in the Apple+ series is that the aircraft was seen as quite a risk for Boeing when its development began. The company may be an aerospace giant ...

In October the Nine-O-Nine, a fully restored Boeing B-17G bomber owned and operated by the ... who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in the world. While the National ...

Known for its extensive durability, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was one of the most influential bombers of the Second ...

Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical troubles. Incidentally, this is the very same airplane which we covered only a number of days ago.

The B-17, the legendary 'Flying Fortress', was designed on the theory ... provides an extensive report of the mighty Boeing's operations over war-torn Europe. A prominent role is also reserved ...

The A-4 Skyhawk was capable of carrying a bomb load equivalent to that of a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber – a fact that is notable as entered service less than a decade after the Flying ...

Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed the Flying Fortress - when it went down and burst into flames minutes after take-off outside Hartford on Wednesday. The aircraft was ...

Iconic Boeing aircraft ranged from the stylish Boeing 314 flying boat to the B-17 and B-29 bombers that helped win World War II. The company has built legendary jetliners for more than 60 years ...

All six men were aboard the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Bell P-63 Kingcobra that struck each other and exploded. Federal and local investigators are probing the cause of the incident.

The US military knows this well. For over 80 years, it has fielded some of the best bombers the world has ever seen. The Boeing B-17 was built in response to a 1934 request by the US Army Air ...