For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the ...

The mystery of a lost World War II B-17 bomber is edging closer to resolution, as a fresh clue from the seafloor reshapes what investigators thought they knew about the aircraft’s final moments. After ...

The Flying Fortress cumulatively dropped more bombs than any other plane during World War II, but those numbers came at a ...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- A piece of World War II history is now on display in Oshkosh. Measuring over 74 feet long and weighing more than 36,000 pounds, the B-17Aluminum Overcast is the newest addition to ...

LAFAYETTE — B-17 bombers — and their counterparts, B-24s — once numbered so many they blotted out the sun during missions over Nazi Germany. And that's not an exaggeration. The men who flew and crewed ...

SALEM, Ore. — 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 station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...

The World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Madras Maiden” will take to the skies over Des Moines on June 25. Public flights will begin in the morning with ground tours in the afternoon. Hours are ...

A historic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a centerpiece of U.S. air power during World War II, flew into Phoenix Deer Valley Airport on Monday. Phoenix was one of the last stops for the aircraft, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The FAA continues to investigate what caused a historic B-17 World War II-era bomber to crash into a building shortly after taking off from a Connecticut airport killing 7 ...

A fire-and-rescue operation is underway where a World War II-era B-17 bomber crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., Wednesday. (Jessica Hill/AP) WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — A ...

My father flew 36 missions over Europe during World War II before he was 20 years old. He lived for 81 years, yet rarely talked about his service as a U.S. bombardier. I learned everything I know ...

The type of World War II plane that crashed and burst into flames in Connecticut on Wednesday was instrumental in the Allied bombing campaign against Nazi-occupied Europe, efficient enough to carry ...