Eight decades ago, a World War II B-17 bomber plunged into the depths of the Baltic Sea, taking with it a crew of Allied airmen and their mission details. Today, scientists are finally unearthing the ...

The Flying Fortress cumulatively dropped more bombs than any other plane during World War II, but those numbers came at a ...

Historic B-17 bombers are undergoing major restorations. Erickson Aircraft replaces wing spars on 44-85718 (Thunderbird), ...

SALEM, Ore. — In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...

Photographer Dan Patterson recalls his extraordinary 1990 flight aboard a B-17 bomber from the film "Memphis Belle" — and the ...

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 ...

For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the traumatic realization that their loved ones were among the many still lost ...

Witness a complete WWII strategic bombing mission over Germany, from the initial briefing to the perilous return, in this ...

The rebranding of the Kingman's Interstate-40 traffic interchange under construction on the eastern edge of town evokes ...

In the final days of 1943, a damaged American B-17 struggled to stay in the air — its crew wounded, its engines failing. Then ...