Sadly seven people perished when a B-17/231909 bomber was lost in a crash on takeoff last week in Connecticut (“‘An honor for me to fly in living history,'” Oct. 5). My father was a World ...
The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...
The B-21 Raider is the U.S. Air Force's planned next-generation stealth bomber intended to replace the aging B-2 Spirit. While it features advanced radar-absorbent materials and cutting-edge ...
American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilots honoured "They are one of the most popular and one of the most important airplanes that people want to see," says Mr Kinney, adding that aviation fans ...
The bomber most famously used in World War Two was prevented from flying after a safety issue was discovered with a wing. Based at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, the B-17, named Sally B, bought as a ...
What if the B-21 Raider Bomber Was Cancelled ... a substantial fleet of bombers was also introduced. Roughly 13,000 B-17 Flying Fortresses, 18,000 B-24 Liberators, 10,000 B-25 Mitchells and ...
The surviving member of the flight crew of the World War II-era B-17 bomber that crashed at Bradley International Airport last fall told federal investigators he believes the pilot “froze” in ...
Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after ... One person on the ground was injured as well. The vintage bomber (civilian registration number N93012) has ...
S. Air Force to reverse engineer the B-2 bomber’s Load Heat Exchanger (whatever that is). You’d think if the Air Force wanted to reverse engineer something, they’d be looking at another ...