This is the story of how Israel managed to smuggle a group of B-17s out of the United States to Israel, using their own delivery flight to do the unthinkable and bomb the capital city of their enemy.

The B-17 Ball turret. Every military aviation fan has looked at this iconic piece of ww2 equipment and wondered how on earth ...

Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after technical troubles. Incidentally, this is the very same airplane which we covered only a number of days ago.

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 ...

Seven lives were lost in the accident, including that of Pilot Ernest “Mac” McCauley, who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in the world. While the National ...

Bob Riddell, who died in the crash of a B-17 bomber at Bradley airport on Wednesday, took this photo as the aircraft taxied for take off and shared it with his friends on Facebook. (Used with ...

Her father, John Hyatt Edwards, was the pilot of the lead bomber of that fateful flight of more than 3,000 planes, flying a B-17 on Dec. 24, 1944. It didn’t start out that way. Gen. Frederick ...

Europe's last B-17 is named after plane operator Elly Sallingboe, who has dedicated her life to keeping the spirit of the Sally B alive After being grounded in May, the last B-17 aircraft in ...

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