A B-17 pilot reflects on his service aboard the “Iron Maiden,” sharing his experiences flying missions in World War II. A respectful, factual look at his role in the air war and the challenges crews ...

Mann, who plays Lieutenant Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal, the most talented B-17 pilot in the WWII-set miniseries, also confirms one surprising real-life fact from the research ("the underwear thing is ...

ELSMERE, Delaware (WPVI) -- We want to wish a very special 100th birthday to a local hero. Raymond Firmani of Elsmere, Delaware, was a B-17 pilot in the 486th Heavy Bombardment Group in World War II, ...

John H. Luckadoo, the last surviving pilot from the storied 100th Bombardment Group, a war-battered unit of B-17 heavy bombers that flew missions deep over German-held territory during World War II, ...

Update: In January 2024, the Amarillo Globe-News ran a story about Navy Lt. Frank Adams, who was killed in action in World War II during aerial attacks over Berlin. Though his body was never found, ...

DALLAS — John "Lucky" Luckadoo, of Dallas, the last surviving B-17 bomber pilot from the 100th Bomb Group during World War II, has died at the age of 103. Presbyterian Village North in Dallas, where ...

In the annals of World War II aviation, few stories capture both the peril and the ingenuity of the air war over Europe as vividly as that of the 8th Air Force. His life was marked by courage, ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man is sharing the story of his freedom fighting father. “Growing up, I knew that he was a B-17 pilot, and he was in World War II. That’s it. That’s all I knew,” Tom ...

A B-17 Flying Fortress will be conducting tours and flights at Smith Reynolds Airport through Sunday. The plane, called Texas Raiders, is one of just 11 B-17s currently flying in the world today, ...