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Look Back: Plains Twp. airman, 24, killed in B-17 crash during World War II
Times Leader· 4 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 an escorting fighter ...
80 years later: A look back at the fiery emergency plane landing on West Tampa street
Fox local via AOL· 6 days agoIt was back on May 19, 1944, when a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber – loaded with practice bombs and...
B-17 gunner’s remains buried in North Carolina 80 years after bomber went down in France
Stars and Stripes· 3 days agoA U.S. Army Air Forces staff sergeant was laid to rest Monday in North Carolina, eight decades after...
Petersham WWII vet, fresh off 100th birthday, headed to DC for Memorial Day parade
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPurple, the longtime owner of L.P. Athol Corp., flew 35 missions in a B-17 bomber. At 19, he was...
A Promise of ‘No Man Left Behind’ Leads to a Forest in England
New York Times· 14 hours agoA group led by archaeologists are searching for an American pilot who was killed when the B-17 he...
Archaeologists searching for remains of missing U.S. WWII pilot
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has tasked Cotswold Archaeology with recovering the remains of...
What Happens To Military Aircraft After They Retire?
MSN News· 6 days agoMilitary aircraft can experience any of half a dozen or more fates as they are retired from active service.