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2024 B-17 Flying Fortress Spring and Summer Tours Announced

March 31, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 29

By Scott Thompson of Aero Vintage. As the spring and summer flying and airshow season gets underway, it’s nice to see all three of the actively flying B-17s in the U.S. these days have Living […]

B-17 Aluminum Overcast on the Road Back to Oshkosh

February 4, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast (44-85740) is finally on its way back to its winter home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, albeit, not under its own power sadly. The aircraft has been […]

EAA B-17G Aluminum Overcast – Status Update

January 31, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 6

by Scott Thompson of Aero Vintage via EAA’s Dick Knapinski and Chris Henry The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17G, Aluminum Overcast (44-85740, N5017N), has been at Punta Gorda, Florida since April 2021, grounded after a wing-attach issue […]

B-29 Doc to Host Wichita Warbird Weekend

February 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – B-29 Doc will host two other World War II-era aircraft in partnership with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Fourth of July Weekend, July 2-5, 2021, in Wichita, Kansas. The event will feature […]

Your Stories: Missing In Action

May 25, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as article for this website. If you are interested in sharing your memories and stories with us please contact us. Missing in […]

B-17 Flying Fortress “Aluminum Overcast” to Arrive for Atlanta Warbird Weekend

September 25, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The B-17 Flying Fortress, “Aluminum Overcast”, operated by the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA), will arrive in Atlanta for the fourth annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Oct.7-8. Ground tours will be available, and rides […]

B-17 Aluminum Overcast

2024 B-17 Flying Fortress Spring and Summer Tours Announced

B-17 Aluminum Overcast on the Road Back to Oshkosh

EAA B-17G Aluminum Overcast – Status Update

B-29 Doc to Host Wichita Warbird Weekend

Your Stories: Missing In Action

B-17 Flying Fortress “Aluminum Overcast” to Arrive for Atlanta Warbird Weekend

Cascade Warbirds to Host B-17 “Aluminum Overcast”

Big Events for Boeing’s 100th Birthday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016

CAF and EAA Joins Forces for “Heavy Bombers Weekend” in July

Aluminum Overcast Soared Over Lambeau, Video Taken From The Bomb Bay

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder