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B-17 gunner’s remains buried in North Carolina 80 years after bomber went down in France
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoA U.S. Army Air Forces staff sergeant was laid to rest Monday in North Carolina, eight decades after...
World War II-era B-17 bomber on display at EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh
FOX 11 Green Bay· 2 days agoA piece of World War II history is now on display in Oshkosh. Measuring over 74 feet long and...
B-17 Aluminum Overcast returns to EAA Aviation Museum
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoOSHKOSH – A historic World War II bomber is coming back home. The EAA Aviation Museum is set to...
Memorial Day request from combat veterans, ‘don’t call me a hero, the real heroes never made it...
Los Angeles Daily News· 9 hours agoIf you want your kids and grandkids to really understand why they don’t have to go to school on...
Bud Anderson, America’s last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102
Air Force Times· 5 days agoBrig. Gen. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, the last American fighter pilot known as a “triple ace” for...
Archaeologists work to find missing pilot
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoThe pilot was flying a B-17 bomber when he died [Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images] Archaeologists searching for a missing ...
Remember the military air crews, including the Memphis Belle, who fought in World War II
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Bomber commands in the different theatres had similar tasks, however dynamically different...
Archaeologists search English crash site of World War II bomber for remains of lost American pilot
WLTX-TV Columbia· 4 days agoThe bomber, loaded with 12,000 pounds of explosives, crashed after its controls failed, and now...
Look Back: Plains Twp. airman, 24, killed in B-17 crash during World War II
Times Leader· 6 days agoDonini was killed April 6, 1945, when the B-17 bomber, known as the Flying Fortress, in which he was a ball turret gunner collided with ...
Memorial Day: Monkton couple served in World War II - Addison Independent
The Addison County Independent· 2 days agoIn addition to their local contributions, Roger and Helen were among the Addison County residents...