On May 1, 1943, Staff Sergeant Maynard “Snuffy” Smith flew his first combat mission as a ball turret gunner aboard a B-17 ...
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How Many B‑17 Flying Fortresses Were Built?
The bulk of the United States' industrial war effort in World War II went into the production of aircraft and naval vessels. The Army's vehicles, like tanks, were a comparatively small part of the ...
Bombing Europe in World War II was one of the most war’s dangerous jobs. Professor Thomas Childers of the University of Pennsylvania says being a British or American bomber pilot flying against ...
SALEM, Ore. — In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...
The B-17 bomber, also known as the Flying Fortress, helped change the course of World War II. Manufactured by Boeing, over 12,000 were made for combat. It was dubbed a flying fortress due to its ...
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 ...
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