Aluminum Overcast represents the iconic B-17 bomber family well. Originally delivered in 1945, the B-17G is powered by four 1,200-horsepower, ...

The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 Flying Fortress “Aluminum Overcast” is on display to the public at Trenton Mercer Airport in Ewing August 23-24. On August 22, it arrived in Ewing ...

Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport has a special guest for the next three days: A B-17G Flying Fortress bomber aircraft designed in the 1930s, built in 1945 and restored to its 'Aluminum ...

EAA’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps May 18, 1945, before being sold as surplus after just one year to serve as a cargo hauler, aerial mapping platform, and in ...

The B-17 was nicknamed the “Flying Fortress” for its ability to withstand tremendous damage and for its weapons cache, with a bombing payload up to 8,000 pounds and 13 Browning M-2 machine ...

Parked on the tarmac at the Santa Maria Public Airport, its polished skin glinting in the sun, the Aluminum Overcast presented what is arguably one of the most iconic images Veterans soar in B-17 ...

Aluminum Overcast was made too late to see action in World War II; it was delivered to the Army Air Corps in May 1945. Only about 15 B-17s are still airworthy, the association said. The tail of ...

Aluminum Overcast coming WWII B-17 bomber coming to jetport in Oak Island again June 8-10. Jerry Gable Your Voice Correspondent. OAK ISLAND -- My first experience, or I should say, ...

Aluminum Overcast, a Boeing B-17 bomber from the World War II era, and its crew will visit June 12-14. The timing coincides with My Waterloo Days. "This is not a replica. It is the real-deal, a ...

Aluminum Overcast, a B-17 Flying Fortress, flies in the skies of Florida in this undated photo. The bomber will be in Caldwell today through Sunday. Photo courtesy Experimental Aircraft Association.

The B-17 Aluminum Overcast is available for tour flights in the legendary WWII aircraft from Thursday, May 25, 2017 through May 29, 2017. The tour is sponsored by the EAA. Between 1935-1945 12,732 ...