The United States Army Air force was made up of volunteers mostly in their late teens to early twenties from every part of the US. Bomber crews would receive extensive training at American air bases ...

Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after ... One person on the ground was injured as well. The vintage bomber (civilian registration number N93012) has ...

The bomber also featured improved altitude over its predecessors, able to fly at a service ceiling of up to 35,000 feet depending on bomb load. This height enabled the B-17 to fly far above the ...

The bomber, called Nine ... a Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress, flies over Bristol. The lawsuit contends the pilots also failed to “run-up” the engines prior to takeoff.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from B-17 ... of a B-17 Flying Fortress as they attempt to complete 25 harrowing missions inspired by the real-life battles of The Bloody 100th Bomber ...