The First B-17 raid occurred in Europe in 1942, when 12 Flying Fortress airframes attacked railroad yards in France. As the war continued, bombing missions for American planes became more deadly.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the 91st Bombardment Group, USAAF in flight, circa 1944-1945. [Photo from The John W. Allen World War II Collection/The Museum of Flight] ...

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.

Introducing the B-17 Flying Fortress: During WWII, the U.S. Army Air Corps recognized the need for a new bomber able to reinforce the service’s fleets in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska.

If you are a fan of aviation or just beautiful design you should attend the Aluminum Overcast tour: this perfectly preserved B-17 Flying Fortress will ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress went on to make its mark on history and became among the most famous aircraft of the Second World War. Yet, it wasn’t actually the bomber that was produced in the ...

Rebuilding a ‘Flying fortress’ The B-17 was the most iconic bomber used by the US military during the second World War. Its origin actually traces back a decade earlier to 1934, when the Army ...

Hanford employees stand in front of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Day's Pay" Sunday, July 23, 1944, at Hanford Field. Workers at the nuclear reservation donated a day's pay to purchase the bomber ...

Boeing Plant No. 2 in Seattle, built in 1936, produced over 6,981 B-17 Flying Fortresses, along with other aircraft like the Boeing 307. The plant underwent a significant expansion in 1940 ...

While B-17s are known primarily for their role in the European Theater, they flew in the Pacific as well. Howard Hawks’ “Air Force” tells the story of one such Flying Fortress known as Mary Ann.

A U.S. Air Force B-17 'Flying Fortress' bomber flies through the sky. A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently ...