On May 1, 1943, Staff Sergeant Maynard “Snuffy” Smith flew his first combat mission as a ball turret gunner aboard a B-17 ...

Scott Thompson of Aero Vintage recently returned from a visit to the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon, where significant restoration work is underway on several Boeing B-17 Flying ...

Among the aircraft, the B-17 “Sentimental Journey” is one of only two B-17s still flying in the United States.

Summary and Key Points: The new Apple+ series “Masters of the Air” showcases the WWII aviators of the 100th Bomb Group and their iconic Boeing B-17 bombers. -Developed in the 1930s, the B-17 played a ...

In the spring of 1945, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that would become the “Yankee Lady” was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps just as World War II was coming to an end. The aircraft would never ...

A rare airworthy B-17 bomber, “Sentimental Journey,” returned to Boeing Field to celebrate the Flying Fortress’s 90th anniversary with public tours, honoring its legacy and historic production. On ...

The Collings Foundation announced that they're ending the Wings of Freedom tour years after a World War II-era aircraft crashed and left several dead at Bradley Airport. The foundation suspended the ...

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 ...

EUGENE — A strong jerk and a plume of smoke served as a signal that the engines on the World War II B-17G Aluminum Overcast bomber had started up. Inside, the machine gun turrets rumbled with the ...

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the extraordinary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber played an enormous part in the Allied victory in World War II. The B-17 was the most prolific bomber in the U.S ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — While Memorial Day was on Monday, the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins continued to remember and honor those who served. On Saturday, the museum held its annual WWII Living ...

SEATTLE — Ninety years to the day of the first flight of the B-17, one of the last surviving Flying Fortress bombers roared into Boeing Field where it all began. “Sentimental Journey,” a ...