On July 26, 1943, American B-17 co-pilot John Morgan faced an extraordinary struggle during a bombing mission over Germany.
Maj. John "Lucky" Luckadoo, the last surviving B-17 pilot of the Eighth Air Force's famed "Bloody Hundredth" Bombing Group, died in his home Sept. 1, his family announced. He was 103. "The Major left ...
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, ...
SEATTLE — More than 175 aircraft and spacecraft are housed at The Museum of Flight, but one plane’s history is being kept alive by a man who once flew it into combat. Ninety-one years after the Boeing ...
The B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse heavy bomber employed by the United States and one of the most legendary planes of World War II. The bomber entered service in the 1930s and continued ...
I don’t remember the first time I met Bruce Martin, although growing up a mile from his family homestead, I had always known his family. Bruce, who died earlier this month, was a World War II veteran ...