What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and occupied territories during the Second World War. -Notably, the B-17 dropped ...

Nine-O-Nine, the vintage plane that crashed Wednesday while carrying aviation enthusiasts in Connecticut, was among 13,000 B-17 bombers produced in the buildup to and during World War II.

The bomber, operated by the nonprofit Collings Foundation, was last inspected in January, the NTSB said. There are 16 B-17Gs currently registered in the U.S., including the one that just crashed.

The single most famous B-17 was the "Memphis Belle," a B-17E model that was the first heavy bomber to return to the U.S. after flying 25 missions over Europe. B-17 crews ended up tallying 17 ...

After reassembling the bomber and parking it above his gas pumps, Lacey’s B-17 became an instant hit. Locals flocked to Lacey’s gas station to fill up underneath the retired WWII plane.

World War II combat missions with B-17 bombers sent crews of young Americans up against marauding enemy fighter planes and antiaircraft fire. In the early going, one-third of those who departed ...

Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” revolutionized aerial warfare when it debuted in the mid-1930s. As a four-engine bomber, it offered greater payload capacity and range ...

The B-17 bomber “Memphis Belle” was one of the first bombers to fly 25 missions. The War Department made a stirring documentary about the bomber’s final mission over a German port city.

Although she's called the "Yankee Lady" now, this surviving B-17 bomber was once known as the "Fighting Fortress," and represented America's most powerful form of firepower against Adolf Hitler ...