It’s been exactly 90 years since the first flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. There are only three left in existence that are still flyable—and now is your chance to get up close to one.

Lt Glenn Rojohn of the 8th Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group was flying his B-17 Flying Fortress on a raid over Germany. What ...

Built from 1936 to 1945, about 45 intact Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress remain. Today, less than 10 are estimated to still be airworthy. There were 12,731 B-17s produced in total, of which 4,735 were ...

SEATTLE — A B-17 Bomber aircraft, an icon of World War II, made quite the impression on its flight into Seattle on Monday. Like the aircraft's name, it is a 'sentimental journey' for both the ...

The B-17 Had a Rocky Start On August 20, 1935, it made a 2,100-mile (3,380 km) non-stop flight from Seattle to Wright Field in nine hours with an average speed of 232 mph.

Boeing's Seattle, Washington, plant produced 6,981 B-17s, while Lockheed produced 2,750. Another 2,995 were produced by ...

WATERLOO -- EAA Chapter 227 will host the World War II B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast at the Waterloo Regional Airport from Friday through Sunday.