You wouldn't think that a World War II bomber would have any place as a gas station's decoration, but because of that, it ...
The B-17 Flying Fortress could take brutal punishment, while the faster B-24 Liberator carried more bombs over longer ranges. Together they formed the backbone of the USAAF’s daylight bombing campaign ...
The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station ...
As part of a unit known as the Bloody 100th, he flew 25 harrowing missions in his B-17 bomber over German-held territory ...
After vanishing over the Pacific in 1942, Sgt. Thomas Cotner of Casper was presumed lost forever. Now eight decades later, ...
In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas ...
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist The gunners of the B-17 Flying Fortress were a different breed. These men endured ...
A former aerospace repair worker, Johnson had built replica airplane equipment, replica plane seats and a full 737 flight ...
Bombing Europe in World War II was one of the most war’s dangerous jobs. Professor Thomas Childers of the University of Pennsylvania says being a British or American bomber pilot flying against ...
In September 1942, the Fort Robinson War Dog Training Center was created. It comprised of barracks, classrooms and kennels which held 1,800 dogs.
In the 2020s, uncrewed aerial systems, better known as drones, have become a standard part of modern military tactics. But eight decades ago, the U.S. military embarked on a short-lived project to ...