Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical ... but from radio communication between the crew and tower, it’s understood the B-17 was having ...

The normal crew complement ... in "waist" positions on either side of the fuselage and in the extreme tail. While the B-17 may be the most famous bomber of the Second World War, it wasn't the ...

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was an iconic symbol of American ... with multiple machine gun positions placed strategically ...

“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 surviving member of the flight crew of the World War II-era B-17 bomber that crashed at Bradley International Airport last fall told federal investigators he believes the pilot “froze” in ...