A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently ...

In early 1943 over the Pacific, a U.S. Army Air Force B-17 known as My Love and Dove found itself isolated - surrounded by eight Japanese Zero fighters. What followed was one of the most daring ...

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 ...

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 ...