Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard ...

Barns, manors, and mills were transformed into bustling assembly halls by the British aircraft industry during WWII, uniting together legendary aircraft builders in one struggle: Supermarine, Hawker, ...

SEATTLE — Ninety years to the day of the first flight of the B-17, one of the last surviving Flying Fortress bombers roared into Boeing Field where it all began. “Sentimental Journey,” a ...

An 8th Air Force B-17 drops bombs over Marienburg, Germany, in 1943. In the 2020s, uncrewed aerial systems, better known as drones, have become a standard part of modern military tactics. But eight ...