On February 20, 1944, the United States Army Air Forces launched Operation Argument, a massive bombing campaign aimed at ...
Long-range bombers have consistently reshaped how nations project power in modern warfare. From the massive bombing campaigns ...
The skies over Germany in 1943 were among the most dangerous places in the world, and on August 17 the aircrews of the 100th ...
The US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has been helping lead search efforts after a World War Two B-17 bomber wreckage was ...
A rare airworthy B-17 bomber, “Sentimental Journey,” returned to Boeing Field to celebrate the Flying Fortress’s 90th anniversary with public tours, honoring its legacy and historic production. On ...
The B-17 bomber, also known as the Flying Fortress, helped change the course of World War II. Manufactured by Boeing, over 12,000 were made for combat. It was dubbed a flying fortress due to its ...
The oldest B-17G still in service with the 91st Bomb Group and the next to last B-17 lost to hostile action by the group met a horrifying fate in the skies over Germany on April 8, 1945, just 30 days ...