As one of the most prolific bombers in the Allied war effort, the B-17 came to represent American air power in WWII. The B-17 pushed the limits of precision bombing technology with its innovative ...

The B-17's airborne kill ratio found that they downed 23 enemy planes per 1,000 raids. Unfortunately, despite its many strengths, the U.S. lost thousands of B-17s during WWII.

To remedy the situation he enlisted Hughes and found one of a handful of still-operational B-17s. On a 90-minute flight from Vero Beach to Naples, Florida, in a B-17 owned by the Collings ...

The B-17 is a four-engine bomber designed by the Boeing Co. in the 1930s, using pencil, paper, and slide rules. Bristling with machine guns in addition to the ability to carry a hefty bomb ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress was one of the main offensive weapons used during WWII. Here's who designed and built it, and where they were made.

B-17 crews needed 25 successful missions to rotate home, and most didn't make it. The crew of the famous "Memphis Belle" - they shared a central England base with Swierz and his mates ...

The same B-17 that crashed on Wednesday was itself involved in a crash in 1987, when it was caught in crosswind while landing in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, the NTSB says. Correction, Oct. 4 ...

transcript. Witness Describes B-17 Crash Near Hartford An antique military plane carrying 13 people crashed while trying to land at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.

While B-17s are known primarily for their role in the European Theater, they flew in the Pacific as well. Howard Hawks’ “Air Force” tells the story of one such Flying Fortress known as Mary Ann.