Latest "B-17 Flying Fortress" stories

In this photo provided by Larry Petterborg, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collide in the midair during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.

No altitude advice before historic military plane crash in Dallas

A preliminary NTSB report says no guidance was given on altitudes before a World War II-era fighter plane crashed into a bomber at a Dallas air show.

8 days ago

Weather forces scrub of Arsenal of Democracy D.C. flyover, no event reschedule this year

There are only two B-29 Superfortress bombers still flying. Military Times rode aboard one.

By Howard Altman

2 years ago

Arsenal of Democracy D.C. flyover scrubbed due to weather, will try again Saturday

There are only two B-29 Superfortress bombers still flying. Military Times rode aboard one.

By Howard Altman

2 years ago

What’s up Doc? More than 70 vintage aircraft set to fly over Washington to celebrate end of WWII

There are only two B-29 Superfortress bombers still flying. Military Times rode aboard one.

By Howard Altman

2 years ago

75 years after his last mission, WWII bomber pilot recounts ‘sheer terror’ of bombing runs over Nazi Germany

The Eighth Air Force suffered more killed in action during World War II than the Marine Corps.

By Jon Simkins and Claire Barrett

3 years ago

Crews of the B-17 Flying Fortress take to the sky in ‘Memphis Belle in Color’ documentary

The documentary premiers at 6 p.m EST Nov. 11 on the Smithsonian Channel, and will air multiple times this week.

By Jon Simkins and Claire Barrett

3 years ago

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