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FAA Issues Preliminary AD Affecting B-17 Fleet

May 16, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 11

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a preliminary Airworthiness Directive (AD) which will affect the operation of Boeing B-17E, F and G Flying Fortresses. The AD addresses a significant, wing-related issue which other B-17 […]

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As many readers will be well aware, there are a number of Boeing B-17s under restoration to fly right now. Perhaps the boldest of these projects is Mike Kellner’s effort in Marengo, Illinois. He and […]

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Setting the Record Straight: B-17 Modification Centers

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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 […]

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Third Turret Installed in The B-17 ‘City of Savannah’

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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, […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – March 2021 Restoration Update

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Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away on the restoration of Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 for much of the past four decades, and we have covered […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – June 2020 Restoration Update

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Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away on the restoration of Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 for much of the past four decades, and we have covered […]

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The Final Mission – EAA’s New Book with Personal Stories of B-17 Veterans

March 28, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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 […]

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National Warplane Museum Ends B-17 Operations

January 28, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

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 […]

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Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum Announces Aircraft Adventure Series

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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 […]

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CAF WWII Heritage Days Event Honors Veterans and Medal of Honor Recipients

April 9, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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 […]

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