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 ...

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 ...

He found the entire airplane ... Berry's father Dan was the ball turret gunner on the crashed B-17. After coming home from the war, he dictated the entire event to his secretary, leaving behind ...

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 ...

The B-17's airborne kill ratio found that they downed 23 enemy planes per 1,000 raids. Unfortunately, despite its many strengths, the U.S. lost thousands of B-17s during WWII. Still, airmen flew ...

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 ...