Who built the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bombers and where were they made?

The B-17 Flying Fortress was one of the main offensive weapons used during WWII. Here's who designed and built it, and where ...
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Inside Britain’s most unforgiving bomber missions

During World War II, British RAF crews flew the Handley Page Hampden on dangerous bombing missions over Nazi Germany. The ...

WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ 4 are finally coming home

As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the ...
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A WWII Bomber Crashed with 1 Survivor. 40 Years Later, He Recovered His Fellow Crewmen’s Bodies.

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: An American B-17 Flying Fortress shot down by Japanese fighters during World War II crashed into the jungles of Papua New Guinea. The lone survivor ...
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A WWII Bomber Crashed with 1 Survivor. 40 Years Later, He Recovered His Fellow Crewmen’s Bodies.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Nursing a newly broken jaw and intense back injuries, United States Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Jose L. Holguin crawled away from the wreck of his B-17 ...