Isle of Man war time B-17 crash remembered
Just before the end of World War Two in April 1945, troops back in Allied territory such as the UK and France began to relax…
WWII: Gunner fell 22,000 feet WITHOUT a parachute and survived
S/Sgt. Alan E. Magee poses for the camera, halfway into the tight confines of the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress. [Via] Ranked among…
Story of Alan Carberry – Enthusiasm for WWII C-47 Dakota’s
Alan Carberry of Centerville, Indiana has great love and respect for a WWII plane knows as DC-3. He sees beauty and treasure of history pouring…
Piggyback Hero – by Ralph Kinney Bennett
In 2003 they laid the remains of Glenn Rojohn to rest in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in the little town of Greenock, Pa., just southeast of…
Skydivers jump off ‘Flying Fortress’ WW2 bomber – help raise money for a charity
A group of ten skydivers had the experience of their lifetime when they were given an opportunity to jump from the bomb bay doors of…
VE Day fighter flyover for Washington, D.C.
On the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory over the Nazis during World War Two, a vintage plane flyover will take place on 8th May…
World War Two B-17 Bomber Restoration Underway
A B-17 bomber used in World War Two has been relocated from its site at a gas station in Milwaukie, Oregon to an aircraft hangar…
World War Two B-17 restored to former glory
A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that was flown during World War Two has been restored to its original glory and was unveiled at the National…
The B-17 Alliance moves a historic Milwaukie B-17 bomber to Salem for restoration
In early December, a historic B-17 bomber housed in Milwaukie was moved to Salem for restoration and repairs by the B-17 Alliance. The B-17…
Ileen Lois: The name on a ball turret that identified an entire B-17 crew
Ileen Lois. Those are the words that were painted on a World War Two B-17 bomber which was found at the bottom of a lake…