-While the Flying Fortress was eventually replaced by its B-29 successor, the bomber remains one of the most revered of its kind to this day. Introducing the B-17 Flying Fortress: During WWII, the ...

Bob Riddell, who died in the crash of a B-17 bomber at Bradley airport on Wednesday, took this photo as the aircraft taxied for take off and shared it with his friends on Facebook. (Used with ...

As his crew descended under open canopies, Kingsley was last seen standing alone on the bomb bay catwalk. A few moments later, the B-17 crashed, yet his crew had survived. For his actions that day ...

The bomber most famously used in World War Two was prevented from flying after a safety issue was discovered with a wing. Based at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, the B-17, named Sally B, bought as a ...

Bill Patten was an everyman of the Greatest Generation. When World War II broke out, he answered President Franklyn Roosevelt’s call to service.