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B-17 bomber found in the Baltic Sea
14 Jan 2026 13:42 GMT
A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that crashed into the Baltic … a downed four-engined heavy bomber aircraft, which was buried under …
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100th ARW honors WWII B-17 ‘Mission Mistress’ on 81st anniversary of crash
09 Jan 2026 14:23 GMT
… 6. 1945, “Mission Mistress,” a B-17 Flying Fortress, crashed on the outskirts of … to the crash site.
The B-17, tail number 42-97082, … as Rougham Field, on a bombing mission to Kaiserslautern, Germany. It … Airmen were from the 94th Bomb Group. Those killed in …
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The U.S. Air Force’s B-52J Stratofortress Bomber Problem Has No Easy Fix
29 Dec 2025 16:28 GMT
… nukes to unguided conventional gravity bombs and precision-guided cruise missiles …
Other improvements for this refurbished bomber are to include:
–New … yet another Boeing warbird—the B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber.
These improvements are supposed …
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The U.S. Air Force’s B-52J Stratofortress Bomber Dilemma
22 Dec 2025 21:46 GMT
… nukes to unguided conventional gravity bombs and precision-guided cruise missiles …
Other improvements for this refurbished bomber are to include:
–New … yet another Boeing warbird—the B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber.
These improvements are supposed …
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The remarkable story behind wartime bomber that crash-landed off the Kent coast
20 Dec 2025 08:50 GMT
… propeller of the B-17 Flying Fortress plane at Sandwich Bay … B-17 Flying Fortress 42-31243 were part of the 427th Bomb … -landing of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber at Sandwich Bay … bombing campaign of Germany towards the end of the war.
A B-17 Flying Fortress …
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Breakthrough discovery could finally solve lost WWII B-17 bomber mystery
19 Nov 2025 11:07 GMT
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80 years ago, a WWII B-17 bomber crashed in the Baltic. Scientists are finally learning who was onboard.
15 Nov 2025 03:20 GMT
… was the B-17 bomber?
Eight decades after its debut, the Boeing B-17 bomber remains … . Commonly known as the Flying Fortress, the B-17 is famous for its role … freezing temperatures.
The Flying Fortress cumulatively dropped more bombs than any other plane …
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Flying Fortress Parkway: A tribute to Kingman vets like WWII B-17 co-pilot Chester Chastain, Jr.
11 Nov 2025 21:22 GMT
… when 51% of the B-17 bomber crews perished during the … Flying Fortress Parkway, partly in honor of the B-17 big bird bombers … craftsman fly an old B-17 Flying Fortress about as well as … and touched, when the Flying Fortress Parkway is completed and dedicated …
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WWII B-17 pilot’s son says his late father will ‘be smiling down’ on Flying Fortress Blvd. when it opens
11 Nov 2025 08:20 GMT
… ‘s dad was an accomplished B-17 co-pilot during World War … Air Force, 346th Bomb Squadron and 99th Bomb Group when stationed near … survived when 51% of the B-17 bomber crews perished during the war …
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Some stories are worth remembering, retelling
16 Jan 2026 16:00 GMT
… , retired U.S. Air Force B-17 bomber pilot Charlie Brown opened a … was the commander of a B-17 bomber called “Ye Old Pub,” with … , Charlie was flying the hobbled bomber toward the North Sea, when … salute before leaving Brown’s bomber over the North Sea on …
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