What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status ... one reporter noted in a photo caption of the airframe that it looked like a “15-ton flying fortress.” ...

Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed the Flying Fortress - when it went down and burst into flames minutes after take-off outside Hartford on Wednesday. The aircraft was ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress was on a routine ferry flight from Dickleburgh, Norfolk, to RAF Alconbury near Huntingdon when it caught on fire. Despite an attempted landing on a new runway at Eye ...

The B-17 flying fortress Sentimental Journey, a Second World War heavy bomber, was welcomed by special guests including veterans, Penticton Mayor Julius Bloomfield and host Penticton Flying Club ...