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.

(The following was written by Training Captain Peter Kuypers with the B-17 Preservation Group that operates B-17G 44-85784, otherwise and better known as the “Sally

The first phase of a project to restore B-17G 44-83690 has been completed by the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, Georgia. The museum held

The restoration of B-17G 44-85813, otherwise known as Champaign Lady, continues to make solid progress at Urbana, Ohio. The decades-long effort by the Champaign Air

The sole remaining early “shark fin” B-17, B-17D 40-3097, is in the initial stages of a restoration or, probably better put, reassembly and preservation at

The restoration crew at Marengo, Illinois, working to restore B-17E 41-2595 (otherwise known as Desert Rat) continues to make steady, if slow, progress on the

A short update on the status of B-17G 44-85740 (N5017N), better known as the EAA’s Aluminum Overcast. For the week of AirVenture at Oshkosh, the

Good news announced today that the UK-based B-17G 44-85784 (G-BEDF), otherwise and better known as Sally B, has been cleared to fly by the UK

I had occasion to visit the Erickson Aircraft Collection museum at Madras, Oregon, recently, and took a close look at B-17G 44-85718 (N900RW), that formerly

Here is the current known situation with the FAA Airworthiness Directive that was effective on June 1, 2023, and the four formerly airworthy B-17s (Sentimental

A couple of developments have occurred since the FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) was released on May 17. (The AD becomes effective on June 1.) First,