Deep in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, a small but determined team is quietly undertaking one of the most ...

These charismatic commanders led the Bloody Hundredth Bombardment Group through some of WWII’s toughest air battles Major ...

You realize every B-17 is loaded with all the bombs and equipment needed for a mission to blow hell out of an Axis target. You also realize the enemy fighters and flak will be waiting to welcome ...

The B-17 bomber “Memphis Belle” was one of the first bombers to fly 25 missions. The War Department made a stirring documentary about the bomber’s final mission over a German port city.

Three Rochester men who flew B-17 missions for the 8th Air Force in Europe will describe their experiences Monday at the Scott Hosier World War II Roundtable meeting. Joyce Johnson, Dwayne Schacht ...

A typical B-17 run lasted more than eight hours and struck ... glass nose -- where the bombardier and navigator directed the mission. Advertisement Article continues below this ad A third crew ...

It features the vast armadas of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during its missions over occupied Europe. Those bombers were able to strike deep into German-held territory, hitting individual ...

Just one year before that, he was flying B-17 missions with the Army Air Forces in World War II -- statistically one of the most dangerous jobs of the war. "That was the time when you flew in the ...

While Masters of the Air is focused on the bombing missions over Europe, the B-17 proved to be a versatile aircraft and it was used in every theater of World War II, but won immortality for their ...