Notable B-17 Bomber Facts One point that isn't noted in the Apple+ series is that the aircraft was seen as quite a risk for Boeing when its development began. The company may be an aerospace giant ...

In October the Nine-O-Nine, a fully restored Boeing B-17G bomber owned and operated by the ... who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in the world. While the National ...

Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical troubles. Incidentally, this is the very same airplane which we covered only a number of days ago.

The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary ... caption of the airframe that it looked like a “15-ton flying fortress.” Boeing quickly trademarked this nickname. During the test flight ...

Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed the Flying Fortress - when it went down and burst into flames minutes after take-off outside Hartford on Wednesday. The aircraft was ...

The B-17, the legendary 'Flying Fortress', was designed on the theory ... provides an extensive report of the mighty Boeing's operations over war-torn Europe. A prominent role is also reserved ...