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 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 ...

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, ...

August 28, 1943 - Eight B-17F “Flying Fortresses” Bombers were returning to the Army Airfield Base in Harvard on Aug. 28, 1943 when three collided. One of the bombers crash landed and two were ...

Maj. John “Lucky” Luckadoo, the last surviving B-17 pilot of the Eighth Air Force’s famed “Bloody Hundredth” Bombing Group, died in his home Sept. 1, his family announced. He was 103. “The Major left ...

2nd Lt Robert E Femoyer, Medal of Honor recipient, WWII. (Air Force Photo) 2nd Lt. Robert E. Femoyer was bleeding out on the floor of his B-17's nose when the crew tried to give him morphine. He waved ...

This article is primarily educational and historical in nature, covering the evolution of bomber aircraft rather than discussing individual companies or ETFs, making a traditional financial focus ...

Watch the B-17 Flying Fortress: The Bloody 100th Board Game trailer to see what to expect with this board game edition based on the legendary WWII flight simulator video game. In B-17 Flying Fortress: ...