The legendary B-17 bomber was so much more than just a means for dropping bombs on Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

On April 13, 1945, the final Boeing-built B-17 Flying Fortress was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Forces, marking the end of an era for one of World War II's most iconic bombers. Built in Seattle and ...

Simple Flying now examines the B-17's impact on the European air war ... that had been designed to replace it as their ...

The B-17’s cockpit ages well, but the copilot needs both hands to start the engines, and taxiing can be tricky. The tower at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, clears me to land in a crosswind gusting to 40 ...

At Altus Army Airfield, Oklahoma, he bought a well-used B-17 for $13,750. Although Lacey was an experienced pilot, he had never flown anything with more than one engine. But after a few taxi runs ...