One such aircraft was B-17G 44-85531, registered as N809Z, which was used in trials of the innovative Fulton Skyhook recovery ...

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 ...

Painted to look like another B-17 of WWII (Nine-o-Nine, variant B-17G-30-BO), this late-model B-17G-85-DL aircraft wasn’t finished in time to join World War II, but instead spent its 74 years ...

Bob Riddell, who died in the crash of a B-17 bomber at Bradley airport on Wednesday, took this photo as the aircraft taxied for take off and shared it with his friends on Facebook. (Used with ...

It serves as the primary strategic lift aircraft for the U.S. Air Force for global transport of troops and equipment. There are 275 C-17 aircraft currently being operated worldwide, which is ...