The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as ... When the prototype, designated Model 299, first took to the skies in the mid-1930’s in Washington, one reporter noted in a photo ...

One of the most recognizable aircraft of World War II, the B-24 saw action around the world and produced by the thousands. [.

The B-17 was legendary since its maiden flight ... combining elements of their experimental XB-15 bomber and Model 247 ...

Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical ... variant B-17G-30-BO), this late-model B-17G-85-DL aircraft wasn’t finished in time to join World ...

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 ...

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 ...