One of the most fascinating aspects of warbird history is not just the aircraft themselves-but the improbable paths they've ...

The Flying Fortress. A name that conjures up images of brave young men conducting daylight raids deep in enemy territory, far from home. The B-17 was bristling with defensive weapons and could ...

Boeing's B-17 has been likened to a flying work of ... and the XB-38 variant of the Flying Fortress did just that. The XB-38 was a cooperative project between Boeing and Lockheed's 'Vega' subsidiary.

The B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse heavy bomber employed by the United States and one of the most legendary planes of World War II. The bomber entered service in the 1930s and continued ...

From the outside, Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress is an impressive sight. The four-engine plane is massive with a 103-foot-9-inch wingspan, her exterior punctuated by the occaisonal machine gun nozzle.

On July 28, 1935, the plane that would become the B-17 "Flying Fortress" first took to the skies. Immediately, the plane started breaking records. An icon of World War II, the aircraft gained an ...

The First B-17 raid occurred in Europe in 1942, when 12 Flying Fortress airframes attacked railroad yards in France. As the war continued, bombing missions for American planes became more deadly.

A Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided in midair with a B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings Over Dallas air show on Saturday at Dallas Executive Airport. The four-engine B-17 was developed by Boeing in ...