Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the 91st Bombardment Group, USAAF in flight, circa 1944-1945. [Photo from The John W.

The World War II-era B-17 bomber that crashed Wednesday was never designed to carry passengers. Yet seven died. Should historic flights end?

The plane that was key to bombing campaigns against Nazis crashed on the runway at Bradley International Airport, ... Two U.S. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight near Seattle, ...

B-17 Flying Fortress, Sue Ogrocki | AP Images The bomber returned to the United States in 1990 and in 1998 found its way to its Seattle birthplace, where it entered an extensive restoration by ...

Nine-O-Nine, the vintage plane that crashed Wednesday while carrying aviation enthusiasts in Connecticut, was among 13,000 B-17 bombers produced in the buildup to and during World War II.

“Every time I see this plane, I’m ready to go up,” said George Prezioso of Belleville, a 94-year-old veteran of B-17 bombers in the war’s Pacific Theater. “I lived in it. I worked in it.

It's the Aluminum Overcast, a B-17 bomber brought to the metro area by the Experimental Aircraft Association to offer rides to members of the public who are interested in buying a ticket.The ...