Masters of the Air On Oct. 5, 2023 Apple TV+ unveiled the first images from its upcoming World War II… Read More
The fighter groups – especially the P-47 Thunderbolt-equipped units – took the war to the enemy by “beating them up… Read More
On May 13, 1943 the B-17F “Hell’s Angels” returned successfully from its 25th mission. A week later, on May 19,… 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
Generations of aircrew have flown those B-52s and gone on to retire multiple times over. The B-52 is an eternal… Read More
1,300 Lancaster and Halifax bombers were incapable of neutralizing ten coastal artillery batteries on Jun. 6, 1944. 1,400 Liberators and… Read More
On Feb. 1, 2022 a RAF F-35B Lightning aircraft from RAF Marham joined a USAF B-1B Lancer and F-15 Strike… Read More
The inherent stability of the B-17 Flying Fortress airframe enabled the headless bomber to remain in loose formation with the… Read More
Little did Boeing know that with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress they had designed an aircraft that would set the… Read More
Howard engaged the enemy for 30 minutes while flying above the target area, downing three and damaging a fourth to… Read More
In July and August 1944 approximately 30 per cent of RAF Bomber Command sorties and tonnage was directed against V-1… Read More
In 1943, the Eighth Air Force's top priority was to destroy the Luftwaffe and its factories, and their B-17s were… Read More
