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“Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine crashed because the pilot lowered the landing gear too early which lead to the aircraft landing short of the runway,” NTSB says
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds
“Collings Foundation B-17G Nine-O-Nine crashed because the pilot lowered the landing gear too early which lead to the aircraft landing short of the runway,” NTSB says
Apr 14 2021
By 
Dario Leone
A Mighty Fortress: why the Boeing B-17 is the best bomber ever built
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds
A Mighty Fortress: why the Boeing B-17 is the best bomber ever built
Apr 5 2021
By 
Dario Leone
The Fulton-equipped B-17 that saved 007 in the movie Thunderball had also flown the longest B-17 mission ever (it lasted more than 19 hours and was flown over China by a Taiwanese pilot)
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The Fulton-equipped B-17 that saved 007 in the movie Thunderball had also flown the longest B-17 mission ever (it lasted more than 19 hours and was flown over China by a Taiwanese pilot)
Feb 3 2021
By 
Dario Leone
The epic story of the Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot who saved the lives of the crew of a badly damaged American B-17 by escorting the crippled bomber over the North Sea
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The epic story of the Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot who saved the lives of the crew of a badly damaged American B-17 by escorting the crippled bomber over the North Sea
Jun 25 2020
By 
Dario Leone
The story of James Howard, the P-51 Mustang pilot who fought alone, for 30 minutes against Luftwaffe fighters to protect B-17 bombers egressing from skies over Germany
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds
The story of James Howard, the P-51 Mustang pilot who fought alone, for 30 minutes against Luftwaffe fighters to protect B-17 bombers egressing from skies over Germany
Jun 19 2020
By 
Dario Leone
B-17 B-24
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds
Project Castor: the story of B-17 and B-24 bombers converted into flying bombs and aimed to destroy Luftwaffe’s V-1 sites
May 20 2020
By 
Dario Leone
The story behind the horrific photo of the B-17 Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story behind the horrific photo of the B-17 Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom
Apr 20 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Norden Bombsight, Formation Bombing and Lead Crews: How American B-17 Bombers Hoped to Achieve Air Superiority during Long-Range Daylight Precision Bombings over Germany
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds
Norden Bombsight, Formation Bombing and Lead Crews: How American B-17 Bombers Hoped to Achieve Air Superiority during Long-Range Daylight Precision Bombings over Germany
Jan 19 2020
By 
Dario Leone
173rd Fighter Wing unveils new F-15C flagship (Painted in the Color Scheme of a B-17 flown by a MOH Recipient)
Military Aviation
173rd Fighter Wing unveils new F-15C flagship (Painted in the Color Scheme of a B-17 flown by a MOH Recipient)
Jan 10 2020
By 
Dario Leone
The story of B-17 “Patches:” the Fortress that RTB from a combat mission with one propeller embedded in the wing
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds
The story of B-17 “Patches:” the Fortress that RTB from a combat mission with one propeller embedded in the wing
Nov 29 2019
By 
Dario Leone
The Me 410 and the Colossal Five-Centimetre BK 5 Cannon: the Story of ‘The Backbone of Reich Defence’
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The Me 410 and the Colossal Five-Centimetre BK 5 Cannon: the Story of ‘The Backbone of Reich Defence’
Nov 15 2019
By 
Dario Leone
Listen to Collings Foundation B-25 Crew Giving an Emotional Salute to their Fallen B-17 Nine-O-Nine Brothers
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds
Listen to Collings Foundation B-25 Crew Giving an Emotional Salute to their Fallen B-17 Nine-O-Nine Brothers
Oct 7 2019
By 
Dario Leone
B-17 Nine-O-Nine Crash
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds
[Updated] Seven Dead After Collings Foundation B-17 Nine-O-Nine Crash
Oct 2 2019
By 
Dario Leone
Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress Crashes
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds
Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress Crashes
Oct 2 2019
By 
Dario Leone
The story of "All American", the B-17 that made it home after having been sliced by the wing of an Me 109
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
THE STORY OF “ALL AMERICAN”, THE B-17 THAT MADE IT HOME AFTER HAVING BEEN SLICED BY THE WING OF AN Me 109
Nov 10 2017
By 
Dario Leone
Aluminum Overcast
Military Aviation / Warbirds
WWII VETERANS SHARE MEMORIES OF THE ICONIC B-17 FLYING FORTRESS
May 17 2017
By 
Dario Leone
A-10s
Aviation History / Military Aviation
MOODY AFB A-10C WARTHOGS PAY TRIBUTE TO ORIGINAL FLYING TIGER
May 16 2017
By 
Dario Leone
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