My father-in-law was the pilot of the lead bomber of that fateful flight of more than 3,000 planes.

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 also ...

Notably, the B-17 dropped more ordnance than any other aircraft during the war. Perhaps the greatest attributes of the platform included its ability to sustain heavy damage in battle and its ...

Battle of the Bulge veterans Frank Cohn, left, and Harry Miller salute the presentation of the colors during the battle’s 80th anniversary wreath-laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial’s ...

My wife, Kathryn, and I just read Warren Kozak’s op-ed “My Father at the Battle of the Bulge” (Dec ... of more than 3,000 planes, flying a B-17 on Dec. 24, 1944. It didn’t start out ...