They were known as the “tough-luck crew.” Dogged by Messerschmitts and misfortune, the aircrew skirted death in Normandy, only to vanish from the heavens three weeks later.

The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.

A memorial has been unveiled to commemorate the crew of a Lancaster bomber who perished when their plane crashed during World War Two. The bomber, piloted by Flt Sgt Geoffrey Appleyard, crashed on ...

On April 7, 1945, as W. Budd Wentz piloted his B-17 bomber to a targeted airfield in Germany ... "I just felt this great big whump, and the airplane swayed back and forth, and there was a lot of ...

Engineers working on a sub-sea power link have found what is believed to be the wreckage of a World War II Royal Air Force bomber off the coast of Norway.

We completed the course, became a bomber crew and were posted to Middleton St George (now Teeside International Airport) to join No 428 — the Ghost squadron. Initially we flew ...

Relatives of a B-17 bomber crew, whose plane called Spare Charlie was shot down by Nazis during World War II, visit the site of the crash in Épagne-Épagnette, France, Saturday, June 22, 2024.

Department of Defense division works to find missing American service members 04:54. Officials have confirmed the identities of an Australian bomber and the remains of two air crew members more ...

A Lancaster bomber was one of the most dangerous places to be in WW2. Find out if you would have what it takes to be part of the crew.