Introducing the B-17 Flying Fortress: During WWII, the U.S. Army Air Corps recognized the need for a new bomber able to reinforce the service’s fleets in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska.

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 ...

The Red Tails’ most significant mission was the escort of B-17 bombers on a bombing run over Berlin in March 1945. They flew ...

then the Lancaster would be the clear victor over the Halifax (to draw an American heavy bomber analogy, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress would be the clear winner over the Consolidated B-24 ...

There are just two airworthy Boeing B-29s left in the world, and this summer they will both be at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, ...

The B-52, like most American military aircraft, has undergone numerous upgrades to ensure it remains a viable strategic bomber well into the 21st century. The latest fielded model is the B-52H ...

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.

Up until the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force solely relied on its B-52 Stratofortress airframes as its primary strategic bombers. By the mid-1970s, however, engineers discovered a whole new method of ...

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb. 11, 2025 to kick off the ...

B-1Bs land at Andersen AFB Pictures released on the DVIDS network suggest the bombers arrived on two different days at Andersen AFB, on Jan. 15 and 17. A total of four bombers appears to have been ...