Designed as a replacement bomber for the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator, the Superfortress was built to last in the Pacific Theatre. As tensions between Japan and the U.S. were heating up ...

this and the B-24’s greater vulnerability to battle damage (the leaky fuel system was a particular problem) made the B-17 the preferred strategic bomber in the European theatre.” Despite such ...

At least four B-1B bombers arrived in Guam last week amid tensions in the South China Sea, U.S. Air Force's photos showed.

The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...