Built from 1936 to 1945, about 45 intact Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress remain. Today, less than 10 are estimated to still be airworthy. There were 12,731 B-17s produced in total, of which 4,735 were ...

During World War 2, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress became the public face of America’s bombing campaign, but another heavy ...

A rare airworthy B-17 bomber, “Sentimental Journey,” returned to Boeing Field to celebrate the Flying Fortress’s 90th anniversary with public tours, honoring its legacy and historic production. On ...

Monday marks a major milestone for Seattle’s ties to the aviation industry. It’s been exactly 90 years since the first flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. There are only three left in existence ...

SEATTLE — A B-17 Bomber aircraft, an icon of World War II, made quite the impression on its flight into Seattle on Monday. Like the aircraft's name, it is a 'sentimental journey' for both the aircraft ...

The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station in western Oregon. A particular Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, known today as ...

Of all the heavy bombers flown during World War II, the Boeing-built B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most well-known and beloved. It spent most of the conflict fighting against the Germans in the ...

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft, NASM.XXXX.1183.A, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: ...