The B-17G variation that saw service in the tail ... bomber’s little friend all the way to Berlin and back. The B-17 Flying Fortress went on to make its mark on history and became among the ...

Three U.S. airmen disappeared after bailing out of a burning B-17 over Germany 80 years ago. An Offutt recovery team ...

The aptly named Flying Fortress sought to even the odds, bristling with up to 13 guns (B-17G), all of which were Browning M2 .50-caliber weapons with a firing rate of 13 rounds per second. [ ...

Twenty-four thousand feet above Germany’s Rhine River valley, the nine-man crew of the B-17G shivered as the winter deep-freeze pierced the bomber’s unheated cabin. The Flying Fortress took ...

“The Dayton Aviation Trail was established in 1981 by Aviation Trail, Inc., whose mission is to preserve and promote Dayton’s ...

The Flying Fortress. A name that conjures up images of brave young men conducting daylight raids deep in enemy territory, far from home. The B-17 was bristling with defensive weapons and could also ...

These engines are expected to play a critical role in the aircraft’s transformation into the B-52J, While the overall program continues to run about three years behind schedule, at least some ...

Researchers used drone imagery to analyze the full scope of a massive, 3,000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains. Digitally stitching together 11,000 images, they created a complete map of ...

Whenever there's a high-profile aviation incicent like the Jeju Air crash in South Korea on Sunday, many travelers start to wonder if flying remains the safest way to travel. In short, it does.

The family of Thai billionaire Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is suing helicopter manufacturer Leonardo for $2.6 billion. The family alleges “multiple failures in Leonardo’s design process ...

Sitting at Washington Dulles International Airport earlier this year, Ady Beitler overheard both sides of an argument so caustic that “if it was my marriage, it would have been a breakup.” For ...