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Rare WWII footage shows massive Allied bomber fleets in action

This striking World War II footage captures the sheer scale and coordination of Allied bombing missions, featuring heavy ...
The National Interest

A B-17 Bomber Is Being Restored—After Years as a Gas Station Ornament!

The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station in western Oregon. A particular Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, known today as ...
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This WW2 Bomber Spent Over 6 Decades On A Gas Station Roof - Now It Might Fly Again

The B-17 bomber, also known as the Flying Fortress, helped change the course of World War II. Manufactured by Boeing, over 12,000 were made for combat. It was dubbed a flying fortress due to its ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

B-17 bomber delivers history at Arlington Municipal Airport

The Experimental Aircraft Association will have one of the few existing B-17 bombers on display this weekend at Arlington Municipal Airport. Amanda Rogers arogers@mansfieldnewsmirror.com Four ...
WMAZ

Slowly but surely, volunteers plan to make this WWII-era B-17 bomber fly again: 'This is not work; this is just fun'

SALEM, Ore. — In Salem, a group of volunteers are on a years-long mission to restore a B-17 bomber that long sat on top of a Milwaukie gas station. "Everybody knew where the bomber was," Terry Scott, ...