Maj. John "Lucky" Luckadoo, the last surviving B-17 pilot of the Eighth Air Force's famed "Bloody Hundredth" Bombing Group, died in his home Sept. 1, his family announced. He was 103. "The Major left ...

Maj. John “Lucky” Luckadoo, the last surviving B-17 pilot of the Eighth Air Force’s famed “Bloody Hundredth” Bombing Group, died in his home Sept. 1, his family announced. He was 103. “The Major left ...

DALLAS — John "Lucky" Luckadoo, of Dallas, the last surviving B-17 bomber pilot from the 100th Bomb Group during World War II, has died at the age of 103. Presbyterian Village North in Dallas, where ...

They had all gone in different directions when the war started. But now that it was over, Bill Caldwell’s first “band of brothers” could finally be one unit again. “We all had wild stories to tell,” ...

Realizing the aircraft could not stay level without him at the controls, Captain Kelly ordered his crew to bail out and held the bomber steady as long as possible. One by one, his men parachuted to ...

ELSMERE, Delaware (WPVI) -- We want to wish a very special 100th birthday to a local hero. Raymond Firmani of Elsmere, Delaware, was a B-17 pilot in the 486th Heavy Bombardment Group in World War II, ...

A B-17 Flying Fortress will be conducting tours and flights at Smith Reynolds Airport through Sunday. The plane, called Texas Raiders, is one of just 11 B-17s currently flying in the world today, ...

While the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) conducted night-time bombing raids over Germany, the U.S. 8th Air Force bombed during the day, and the B-17 proved especially well-suited for the task—yet it came ...