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 ...

At least three B ... flight testing for the program. Data gathered during this phase will be used in the subsequent production of the B-21 Raider fleet. All in all, the new stealth strategic ...

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 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".

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 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 ...