National Interest on MSN2 个月
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Bomber That Won World War II
Introducing the B-17 Flying Fortress: During WWII, the U.S. Army Air Corps recognized the need for a new bomber able to ...
Lawrence Journal-World17 年
B-17 bomber revives memories
“He never lost a plane. That’s amazing.” Anderson’s uncle – as a 21-year-old Army Air Force captain – flew B-17 bombers similar to the Liberty Belle, a restored bomber that will be on ...
The National Interest29 天
The M2 .50 Caliber Made The B-17 A Flying Fortress
The B-17 Flying Fortress made its mark on history and became among the most famous aircraft of the Second World War. Those bombers were able to strike deep into German-held territory, hitting ...
BBC5 年
Seven dead in Connecticut vintage B-17 WWII bomber crash
Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed the Flying Fortress - when it went down and burst into flames minutes after take-off outside Hartford on Wednesday. The aircraft was ...
BBC1 年
Europe's last B-17 plane cleared to fly again from Duxford
The bomber most famously used in World War Two was prevented from flying after a safety issue was discovered with a wing. Based at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, the B-17, named Sally B, bought as a ...
Business Insider India7 年
78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down ...
As the US military was looking to expand production of Boeing's B-17 bomber in the late 1930s, Washington asked Consolidated Aircraft to start producing the plane. But after a visit to Boeing's ...