The following is an edited version of Kevin “K5” Michels’ article on how the wartime manufacture of Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress adapted to get the best and most up-to-date variants of the aircraft to combat […]
When B-17G 44-83814 arrived at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Savannah, Georgia during January 2009 after decades of storage at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, Dr. Harry Friedman, […]
The Experimental Aircraft Association has just announced the release of a new book featuring dozens of personal stories of those who flew, built and maintained the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during WWII. These stories were […]
The National Warplane Museum (NWM) in Geneseo, New York has just announced that they will no longer be flying the late David Tallichet’s Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-83546, and will be returning the aircraft to […]
The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Nebraska recently announced that it is starting a new interactive program labeled the Aircraft Adventure Series which will take place on a Saturday every few weeks this […]
WWII Heritage Days Honors Veterans and Medal of Honor Recipients B-17 Bomber and Dixie Wing Aircraft Offer Rides PEACHTREE CITY, GA. (April 9, 2018) – Nearly 50 World War II veterans will be honored at […]
The National Museum of the United States Air Force has officially completed the restoration of their historic Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle. A few days ago, Museum personnel moved the famous bomber into her […]
As most of our readers will be well aware, the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio is close to completing the restoration of one of their most prized exhibits, Boeing […]
While we conducting some research for Monday’s article concerning the imminent completion of the Memphis Belle at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, we came across an intriguing series of images taken […]
Team Minot Airmen gathered to celebrate the 68th birthday anniversary of the 91st Missile Wing, Nov. 9, 2016. The 91st MW has had many different missions around the world and has through the United States. […]
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