Ninety years to the day of the first flight of the B-17, one of the last surviving Flying Fortress bombers roared into Boeing ...

A World War II B-17 Bomber has landed in Seattle, delighting onlookers with its nostalgic journey and historic significance.

As one of the most prolific bombers in the Allied war effort, the B-17 came to represent American air power in WWII. The B-17 pushed the limits of precision bombing technology with its innovative ...

The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” is arguably the most recognizable aircraft of the Second World War. Made infamous by the daring daylight strategic bombing runs they carried out over Germany ...

B-17 Flying Fortress: Big Gamble for Boeing Today, Boeing may be an aerospace giant, but that certainly wasn’t the case in the early 1930s when Boeing – a company with just 600 employees ...

Jack Erickson's Fortress LLC acquired it in 2013 (and received its new FAA certification in 2015) for display and flying at Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, OR.

Boeing's B-17 has been likened to a flying work of industrial art and there is no doubt that it remains a symbol of American ingenuity and the bravery of those who fought in WWII. Still, sometimes ...

The World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Madras Maiden” will take to the skies over Des Moines on June 25. Public flights will begin in the morning with ground tours in the afternoon.

The B-17 flights are $410 for Liberty Fondation members and $450 for non-members, though you can become a member for $40 and get the reduced price. Crews said the cost of the flight helps keep the ...

The introduction of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber signaled a turning tide in the air war over Nazi-controlled Europe. Cutting edge technology employed by a new bomber command under Gen ...

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Chuck Crow/The Plain DealerLiberty Belle" painted on the B-17 WWII bomber plane at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio on June 2, 2008. The" Flying Fortress" will be available for tours and ...