Zero-sen pilots were particularly vexed by the four-engined Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. In fact the B-17 would prove hard… Read More
Only three crew members of B-17F Flying Fortress "Snap! Crackle! Pop!” managed to bail out, one without a parachute. That… Read More
The Flying Fortress is one of the most famous airplanes ever built, but before the aircraft could form the backbone… Read More
On Apr. 15, 2023 the Yankee Air Museum, owner of Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Yankee Lady, announced that it has… Read More
The IJAAF remained convinced that fast attack bombers like the Ki-21, Ki-49 and, eventually, the Ki-67 were the best option,… Read More
As seen from the right waist of an accompanying B-17, this 463rd Bomb Group Flying Fortress received a direct hit… Read More
There, alongside the defenseless B-17, German ace Franz Stigler decided to break the cycle of violence, to spare the bomber… Read More
Six people were killed after the P-63 and the B-17 “Texas Raiders” belonging to Commemorative Air Force collided and crashed… Read More
The P-63 hit the B-17 "Texas Raiders" from the left side, severing the tail. The two aircraft then fell down,… Read More
In June and July of 1944, an American bomber crew dubbed their B-17 Flying Fortress "Princess Elizabeth", to honor King… Read More
Supplying the B-17 Flying Fortress squadrons in South Pacific added a whole dimension of challenge. Cactus Air Force refers to… Read More
The longest B-17 Flying Fortress mission ever lasted more than 19 hours and was flown over China by a Taiwanese… Read More
B-17G Flying Fortress “Wee Willie” had completed 127 missions and was destroyed on its 128th. The main picture in this… Read More
On Oct. 30, 1935, at Wright Airfield in Ohio, the Model 299 (as B-17 prototype was known) lifted off, climbed… Read More
The painting on the nose of the B-17 Memphis Belle is often mistakenly referred to as "The Memphis Belle," but… Read More
In many way's the SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers were the forlorn hope of the Navy's defense of Midway. While the… Read More
The first Me 163 Komet rocket-fighter squadron was based at Brandis in order to protect the vital Leuna chemical complex.… Read More
