In the spring of 1945, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that would become the “Yankee Lady” was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps just as World War II was coming to an end. The aircraft would never ...
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When a B-17 Mission Turned to Tragedy
On April 5, 1943, a formation of 79 B-17 Flying Fortresses launched a bombing raid targeting a German aircraft repair ...
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho - If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, you can tour or fly in two World War II aircrafts at the Coeur d’Alene Airport, which are almost 80 years old. The B-17 and B ...
EUGENE — A strong jerk and a plume of smoke served as a signal that the engines on the World War II B-17G Aluminum Overcast bomber had started up. Inside, the machine gun turrets rumbled with the ...
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: To modern eyes, the hodgepodge floor and open rivets are daunting, but it was the modern technology of the 1930s and ’40s. A six to seven inch wooden plank and two ...
Hidden in a remote, moss-covered mountain forest lay the remains of a World War II hero for 82 years, until loggers discovered his B-17 bomber by chance. Sgt. Thomas L. Cotner, from Casper, Wyoming, ...
The Collings Foundation announced that they're ending the Wings of Freedom tour years after a World War II-era aircraft crashed and left several dead at Bradley Airport. The foundation suspended the ...
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on a World War II-era bomber plane crashing outside of Bradley International Airport (all times local): 6:50 p.m. A Connecticut state official says seven people ...
When I talked to Jim Bowler, of Rochester, on Thursday afternoon, he was preparing to ride in a B-17 airplane for the first time in 64 years. He was surprisingly calm for a guy whose last ride on a ...
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