The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 ...

Soaring 1,200 feet above the ground in a 70-year-old plane held together with what feels like little more than nuts, bolts and prayers can test just about anyone’s mettle.

This film inspired the name of one of the most famous World War II bombers, the B-17 Memphis Belle, one of the first to complete a full combat tour of 25 missions against targets in Germany in May ...

The legendary B-17 Flying Fortress has been the focus of many movies and videogames. One of the oldest videogames centered around the famed bomber dates from 30 years ago.

Austin Butler and Callum Turner recall how they prepared to play World War II pilots in the new miniseries "Masters of the Air," which streams on Apple+ on Jan 26.

Few B-17s Actually Flying. Perhaps missing from the conversation is how few Boeing B-17 bombers from the Second World War actually survive today—and currently there are only around 10 that are ...