Aero Vintage's latest update from Madras, Oregon, examines the restoration of B-17G We The People, major wing spar replacement work on former Yankee Lady, and the continued operation of Erickson ...

Boeing's Plant No. 2 in Seattle served as the primary production facility for 6,981 B-17 Flying Fortresses and other aircraft, employing 30,000 people during World War II. Following the attack on ...

EUGENE — A strong jerk and a plume of smoke served as a signal that the engines on the World War II B-17G Aluminum Overcast bomber had started up. Inside, the machine gun turrets rumbled with the ...

A rare airworthy B-17 bomber, “Sentimental Journey,” returned to Boeing Field to celebrate the Flying Fortress’s 90th anniversary with public tours, honoring its legacy and historic production. On ...

In the spring of 1945, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that would become the “Yankee Lady” was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps just as World War II was coming to an end. The aircraft would never ...