The U.S. Air Force unit and its deadly missions in World War II are also the subject of a new Apple TV+ documentary.

Missions flown: 6,945 of the 10,802 (64.29 percent) missions flown by the Eighth Air Force. The B-17 “Flying Fortress” earned a great deal of aviation fame with its durability and consistent ...

A tour of Eighth Air Force history wouldn't be complete without a visit to Duxford, which has an operational control tower and Sally B, a still-flying B-17. Alamy An American seeking the ghosts of ...

Another bomber that packed a bigger bomb load than the B-17 was the Avro Lancaster of Great Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF): ...