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‘Masters of the Air’ Gets Premiere Date

October 5, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 3

“Masters of the Air,” the third installment of the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-led World War II trilogy — following “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” — finally has a release date, according to Apple […]

Last Chance for a B-17 Ride at The Air Zoo This Year

September 19, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Experience a multi-sensory and immersive adventure by taking a ride on a WWII B-17 Bomber this Saturday, September 23rd at the Air Zoo located on 6151 Portage Road in Portage, MI just south […]

Museum of Aviation Celebrates Its B-17 and 483rd Bombardment Group

August 31, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, GA held a special occasion to mark two significant and relevant events. Simultaneously, the museum was celebrating their B-17 and the 483rd Bombardment Group Association; an aircraft and […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – July 2023

August 7, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 4

As many readers will be well aware, there are a number of Boeing B-17s under restoration to fly right now. Perhaps the boldest of these projects is Mike Kellner’s effort in Marengo, Illinois. He and […]

FAA Issues Preliminary AD Affecting B-17 Fleet

May 16, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 13

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a preliminary Airworthiness Directive (AD) which will affect the operation of Boeing B-17E, F and G Flying Fortresses. The AD addresses a significant, wing-related issue which other B-17 […]

B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – November 2022

November 7, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 5

Setting the Record Straight: B-17 Modification Centers

November 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The following is an edited version of Kevin “K5” Michels’ article on how the wartime manufacture of Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress adapted to get the best and most up-to-date variants of the aircraft to combat […]

Third Turret Installed in The B-17 ‘City of Savannah’

June 9, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

When B-17G 44-83814 arrived at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Savannah, Georgia during January 2009 after decades of storage at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, Dr. Harry Friedman, […]

B-17E “Desert Rat” – March 2021 Restoration Update

March 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away on the restoration of Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 for much of the past four decades, and we have covered […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – June 2020 Restoration Update

June 15, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

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