The B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse heavy bomber ... In one bombing raid on Schweinfurt-Regensburg, the Germans shot down 60 Forts. Throughout WWII, many Forts that were shot at and survived ...

Seven lives were lost in the accident, including that of Pilot Ernest “Mac” McCauley, who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in ... brought down the Nine-O-Nine, enough ...

The tower at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, clears me to land in a crosswind gusting to 40 knots, 5 over the limits of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress I ... settle gently back down. After some jumpy ...

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was created amidst the rising ... back to the U.S., where most were sold for scrap and melted ...