A mission unfinished: Uncovering a lost WW2 B-17

For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the traumatic realization that their loved ones were among the many still lost ...

80 years ago, a WWII B-17 bomber crashed in the Baltic. Scientists are finally learning who was onboard.

The Flying Fortress cumulatively dropped more bombs than any other plane during World War II, but those numbers came at a ...
Idaho State Journal

YANKEE LADY’S LEGACY: B-17 aircraft touches down at Pocatello Regional Airport

In the spring of 1945, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that would become the “Yankee Lady” was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps just as World War II was coming to an end. The aircraft would never ...
KGW8

Restored B-17 Bomber arrives at Boeing Field

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 ...
KGW8

Slowly but surely, volunteers plan to make this WWII-era B-17 bomber fly again: 'This is not work; this is just fun'

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, ...