When a BF-109 Sliced Through a B-17. Posted: March 21, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025. The All American, high over the skies of Tunisia was practically split in two by a BF-109.

To remedy the situation he enlisted Hughes and found one of a handful of still-operational B-17s. On a 90-minute flight from Vero Beach to Naples, Florida, in a B-17 owned by the Collings ...

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News 8's Kent Pierce spent time back in late 2006 and 2007 learning about the history of the WWII B17 military aircraft that caught fire with 13 passengers on board at Bradley Airport Monday morning.

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Bell P-63 Kingcobra that went down in Saturday’s crash belonged to the CAF, which also put on the air show. Hecker is currently is a senior medical ...