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

A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently ...

My Dad was a B-17 Flying ... nose up can increase to the point where you may need two hands and a re-trim. In cruise mode, however, she’s very docile. A hangar mate who was a BA captain told me he ...

The First World War saw the advent of aerial combat, which brought a curious new addition to the history of art in warfare ... the crew of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress to name their aircraft ...

The restored Liberty Belle B-17, one of a fleet of four-engine heavy bombers constructed by Boeing Aircraft and dubbed the "Flying Fortress ... viewed from the glass nose -- where the bombardier ...

It features the vast armadas of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during its missions over ... Two more machine guns were positioned in the nose for the bombardier and navigator to operate when ...

In 1947 Art Lacey was celebrating his 34th birthday, and as the party became more social, Lacey declared that he would buy a B-17 and place it atop his gas station.

"What we know is in 1944, the students at Father Ryan — in conjunction with other schools in Nashville — raised nearly $600,000 to purchase a Boeing B-17 Flying ... with the nose art, I ...

In 1944, workers at the nuclear reservation each chipped in to buy a Flying Fortress bomber and donated it to the U.S. Army Air Corps for missions over Europe. The B ... nose. The plane’s nose ...

Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 ... of air at the Boeing plant in Seattle." "Production. B-17F heavy bombers. This girl in a glass house is putting ...

The B-17's legacy endures through 6 remaining operational models and preserved examples, symbolizing courage and innovation. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was an iconic ... Two in the Bendix chin ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress could ... only bomber to drop atomic bombs in wartime. The B-29 was designed in 1940 to replace the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator, and the long-range ...