The B-17 Flying Fortress planes were destroyed in ... It went on to drop more bombs than any other aircraft during WW2. The two B-17s involved in the crash were part of Operation Argument, an ...

At Altus Army Airfield, Oklahoma, he bought a well-used B-17 for $13,750. Although Lacey was an experienced pilot, he had never flown anything with more than one engine. But after a few taxi runs ...