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The cheap bomber that almost doomed the US Air Force in WWII
In the late 1930s, U.S. leaders faced a choice: fund the cutting-edge B-17 Flying Fortress or settle for a cheaper design.
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Top 10: The aircraft that refused to retire
The de Havilland Mosquito was a fast British multi-role combat aircraft that flew in 1940. Powered by two Rolls-Royce Merlin ...
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The bomber that survived because one gunner wouldn’t quit
During World War II, as the Eighth Air Force prepared the skies for Operation Overlord, hundreds of B-17 Flying Fortress ...
The B-17 Flying Fortress was a crucial bomber in WWII, serving in all theaters and symbolizing American industry and response to the war. Bomber Camp in Stockton, California, offers a unique immersive ...
As he plunged toward the unforgiving earth, Army Air Forces Sgt. James Raley was stuck. It was January 1944, and the tail section of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber nicknamed “Skippy” where Raley was ...
CHICAGO - In a dramatic scene that could have played out in Europe during World War II, a restored B-17 Flying Fortress bomber made an emergency landing Monday in a west suburban cornfield after an ...
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