The famous WWII bomber got a purty facelift. It took eight years to complete, but was well worth it. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will go on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force ...

B-17 fans will especially enjoy a legendary stunt sequence when stunt pilot Paul Mantz performs a belly landing in a real Fortress. The film later inspired a television series.

On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, made the world’s first flight on the windswept beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

In time, it will be placed in the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress now being restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, where Deere is the chief of the ...

Memphis Belle premieres 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, on WCET-TV (Channel 48.1) and WPTD-TV (Channel 16.1). It will also air on Ohio's public TV stations at various times.

Our upcoming documentary features the crew and the team that restored the Memphis Belle. The iconic Memphis Belle underwent a 13 year restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air ...

Meet the crew who flew her into combat and the team that restored her to her former glory. The iconic Memphis Belle underwent a 13 year restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air ...

The Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress," is displayed for private viewing at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, in Dayton, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP) ...

According to the museum, the Memphis Belle was chosen by the United States Army Air Force for a highly publicized war bond tour from June to August 1943, “and its crew was celebrated as national ...

When I learned that the restored Memphis Belle would be unveiled at National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, I knew what I had to do.

After spending several years inside a hangar at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, undergoing an extensive restoration, the B-17 Memphis Belle is on display for the world to ...

Friday recorded 9,556 people, a 307 percent increase and Saturday — the last day of Memphis Belle activities — counted 11,090 people, a 207 percent increase according to the museum.