What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status ... Boeing quickly trademarked this nickname.

As the US military was looking to expand production of Boeing's B-17 bomber in the late 1930s ... On December 29, 1939, the XB-24 took its first flight - just a few months after Nazi Germany's ...

The vintage bomber (civilian registration number N93012 ... How long until we say farewell to this part of our history, with the final flight of a B-17, or its kin?

4 engine and before take off on the fatal flight, the crew chief suggested ... a Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress, flies over Bristol. The lawsuit contends the pilots also failed to ...

The B-17 flight departed at 09:45 local time (14:45GMT ... Mr Kinney tells BBC News that the strategic bombers were famous for their "ability to take the air war to the Nazis".

The surviving member of the flight crew of the World War II-era B-17 bomber that crashed at Bradley International Airport last fall told federal investigators he believes the pilot “froze” in ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from B-17 Flying Fortress the Bloody 100th Manage and take control of the 10-man crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress as they attempt to complete 25 harrowing ...

The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...