In October the Nine-O-Nine, a fully restored Boeing B-17G bomber owned and operated by ... all but the tail and port wing of the 74 year old WWII aircraft was destroyed. Seven lives were lost ...

This height enabled the B-17 to fly far above the most advanced anti-aircraft fire at the time. The Flying Fortress could ...

A rare World War Two-era plane has crashed at an airport in the US state of Connecticut, killing seven people. Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed the Flying Fortress ...