Boeing's Plant No. 2 in Seattle served as the birthplace and primary production site for the B-17 Flying Fortress, producing thousands of aircraft before and during World War II. After the attack on ...
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The B-17 that Landed with No One On Board

On the early morning of November 23, 1944, a Royal Air Force antiaircraft unit stationed in the outskirts of Cortonburg, ...
EUGENE — A strong jerk and a plume of smoke served as a signal that the engines on the World War II B-17G Aluminum Overcast bomber had started up. Inside, the machine gun turrets rumbled with the ...
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 aircraft ...
The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station in western Oregon. A particular Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, known today as ...
EVERETT — Thatcher Johnson has spent years building stuff. A former aerospace repair worker, Johnson had built replica airplane equipment, replica plane seats and a full 737 flight simulator in his ...
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided during the Wings Over Dallas airshow on November 12, 2022. The collision resulted in a crash, with the B-17's nose breaking off and the ...