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Rugged, heavily armed, and instantly recognizable, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was more than just a bomber-it was a ...
On this day in aviation history-April 13, 1945-we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the delivery of the final Boeing-built B-17 Flying Fortress (s/n 43-39508) during World War II. Completed at ...
The legendary B-17 bomber was so much more than just a means for dropping bombs on Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Anyone interested in World War II is undoubtedly familiar with the B-17. It ...
A restored B-29 Superfortress, known as Doc, is visiting Palm Springs. Doc is one of just two airworthy Superfortresses in ...
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 ...
Cities from London to Moscow are holding events this week as the world observes Thursday’s 80th anniversary of Victory in ...
Nearly 80 years after a devastating fire tore through a Japanese military prison during World War II, a Defense Department ... two survivors when his B-29 Superfortress bomber was shot down ...
A museum in Boyertown is once again offering supporters a chance to ride in a World War II-era plane. The General Carl Spaatz Museum is raffling off tickets to ride in a B-25 bomber during World ...
SEOUL, April 15 (UPI) --The United States deployed B-1B strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula ... marking 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a parade in Moscow's Red Square ...
PARIS—As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, survivors of World War II reflect on painful ... field when they heard bomber planes.
The 42 by 12-foot mural displays a world map that tracks the various voyages ... The battered wreckage of a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber with legible markings on the fuselage beneath the ...