Using the B-24 helped defeat Germany’s U-boat campaign by 1944 by closing parts of the Atlantic not reachable by plane. The U.S. built a staggering 12,000 plus B-17s and over 18,000 B-24s by 1945.

North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes ... Sixteen of these twin-engine bombers famously flew in the Tokyo Raid of April 18, 1942, the U.S. counterattack on the Japanese ...

In 2021, the fleet saw 17 bombers retired ... The aircraft nicknamed Rage was pulled from storage after another B-1B Lancer ...