As one of the most prolific bombers in the Allied war effort, the B-17 came to represent American air power in WWII. The B-17 pushed the limits of precision bombing technology with its innovative ...

Though it wasn't the bomber that actually ended the Second World War (that distinction and honor belongs to another Boeing ...

The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” is arguably the most recognizable aircraft of the Second World War. Made infamous by the daring daylight strategic bombing runs they carried out over Germany ...

B-17 Flying Fortress: Big Gamble for Boeing. Today, Boeing may be an aerospace giant, but that certainly wasn’t the case in the early 1930s when Boeing – a company with just 600 employees ...

Up close and personal with the Boeing B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” owned by the EAA. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress was one of the main offensive weapons used during WWII. Here's who designed and built it, and where they were made.

Boeing's B-17 has been likened to a flying work of industrial art and there is no doubt that it remains a symbol of American ingenuity and the bravery of those who fought in WWII. Still, sometimes ...

From the outside, Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress is an impressive sight. The four-engine plane is massive with a 103-foot-9-inch wingspan, her exterior punctuated by the occaisonal machine gun nozzle.

The World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Madras Maiden” will take to the skies over Des Moines on June 25. Public flights will begin in the morning with ground tours in the afternoon.

More than 10,000 B-17s were produced, but only a few survive today, according to Boeing. The B-17G Flying Fortress was equipped with 11 to 13 machine guns and capable of a 9,600-pound bomb load.

The Boeing B-17, “Madras Maiden”, was in Wichita Monday to promote it’s upcoming weekend appearance.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – One of only 12 World War II Boeing B-17 bombers will take to the skies in Buffalo this weekend. The Liberty Foundation is taking the “flying fortress” to cities around ...