A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently ...

the B-17 came as a response to a 1934 Army Air Corps request for a four-engined bomber. At the time, it was more common to have two engines, so the inception of this heavy bomber signified a ...

Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” revolutionized aerial warfare when it debuted in the mid-1930s. As a four-engine bomber, it offered greater payload capacity and range ...

The four propeller engines are loud ... Despite the windy gaps, the B-17 was named the Flying Fortress for a reason. Its resilient design gained a reputation for taking a beating and still ...

Most of the world’s bombers even in the mid-1930s were twin-engined monoplanes, and the four-engine B-17 promised greater range and ability to carry larger bomb loads. Boeing had sold the bomber ...

His B-17 took so much fire that he lost power in all four engines. A Junkers 88 fighter bomber moved in for the kill, as Martin — struggling to keep the plane in a glide long enough for his crew ...

For almost 70 years, a decommissioned WWII B-17 bomber sat atop a 48-pump gas station ... the bomber’s nose cone and four Wright Cyclone radial piston engines were removed for restoration.

Nearly 40 years ago, Kellner bought a B-17 bomber. Actually ... He started with a complete - albeit cutup - airframe. It had no engines or props and a gutted interior. Initially, he stored ...