Painted to look like another B-17 of WWII (Nine-o-Nine, variant B-17G-30-BO), this late-model B-17G-85-DL aircraft wasn’t finished in time to join World War II, but instead spent its 74 years ...

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 ...

Notable B-17 Bomber Facts One point that isn't noted in the Apple+ series is that the aircraft was seen as quite a risk for Boeing when its development began. The company may be an aerospace giant ...