If the B-17 bomber being restored in Salem is to ever ... But when they are too corroded or damaged, replacements must be found or re-created from scratch. Spare parts for World War II-era ...

More than 80 years after 1st. Lt. Robert R. Wilson went missing during World War II, he may at last have been found. Unlike ...

The six men killed — one pilot was in the P-63 while the five others were in the B-17 — were publicly identified by the Commemorative Air Force on Monday: Terry Barker, Leonard “Len” Root ...

When Kellner found his plane, dubbed the "Desert Rat ... of times to recover parts from a wreck out there. While the B-17 is remembered as the plane that bombed German cities to rubble in ...

Luckily, no cracks were found during the inspection and it was confirmed that the B-17, also known by the nickname Flying Fortress, could return to service. "Our aircraft is in an outstanding ...