The Flying Fortress. A name that conjures up images of brave young men conducting daylight raids deep in enemy territory, far from home. The B-17 was bristling with defensive weapons and could also ...

B-17 bombers flying over Italy faced an unexpected threat. Axis forces captured and repurposed a P-38 Lightning to attack American formations. The bomber crews, unsuspecting, suffered damage from a ...

The bomber retains its fame today. Those too young to remember it from the war may know its story from the fictionalized 1990 movie Memphis Belle, or from the B-17 (used in that movie) that now ...