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Unlike any other B-17, “The Swoose” flew into history with a tail section that didn’t match—but it wasn’t just a quirky fix. This one-of-a-kind Flying Fortress served in multiple roles ...
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 ...
Some bombers like the B-17 had eating in the cockpit, but that didn't help the rest of the plane. Flight crews and pilots ...
From Fort Worth, this copilot of a B-17 that was shot down is remembered on the Walls of the Missing at the Netherlands ...
While loaded on a bomber plane like the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that helped win World War II, the propeller would be held in place by a safety pin. When the bomb was dropped, the safety pin ...
Also flying on both days of the event are the Red Arrows, the B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B, the VE80 Spitfire Formation and the Stampe Display Team, among many more. The full list can be found ...
Memorial Day 2025 will be filled with parades, ceremonies and visits to local cemeteries, lest we never forget that freedom ...
The FAA is expected to issue a mandatory Airworthiness Directive (AD) within the coming weeks to address Boeing B-17 wing mounts ... may also affect Europe’s only airworthy Flying Fortress – the Sally ...
Homeowner Rob Le Noury added the mural, featuring the number 60, to the side of his home in 2005 but has since changed it to a red and yellow cross, the number 80, and a B17 Flying Fortress.
With the end of World War II in Europe, letters from American families seeking information about their loved ones began ...