Built from 1936 to 1945, about 45 intact Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress remain. Today, less than 10 are estimated to still be airworthy. There were 12,731 B-17s produced in total, of which 4,735 were ...

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" is one of only three still flying in the world. Now, the aircraft is touching down on Boeing Field, near where the very first B-17 took flight 90 years ago.

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.

That is what brought former B-17 flight engineer John White to the airfield Friday. White, 84, flew 55 missions in a B-17 from an airbase in Italy. Those white-knuckle missions satisfied his ...

In the past 10 years, there have been three dramatic and, sadly, deadly events involving B-17s. In 2014, the B-17 Liberty Belle (44-85734/44-85813) was lost due to an in-flight engine fire.

A-4 Skyhawk: Versatile Light Attack-Bomber U.S. Navy experts had been highly skeptical of the claim of Ed Heinemann, chief engineer of what was then called the Douglas El Segundo, that he could ...

A World War II B-17 Flying Fortress will take to the skies over Albany on Aug. 10 and 11 in honor of the 70th anniversary of the final mission of the Boeing B-17 “Memphis Belle.” The public ...

Memphis Belle (1990) The fictionalized film based on Wyler’s picture — and co-produced by his daughter — also tells the story of the titular B-17′s 25th mission. However, it suffers from a ...