I knew a lot about B-17 Flying Fortresses - or thought I did. I spent much of the 1970s assembling models of them in my basement. I once knew the B-17's battle history, armaments, bomb load, flight range and every stat my glue-addled brain could hold.

The Commemorative Air Force Aircraft Museum in Mesa will hold an open house on Nov. 11, featuring a new exhibit honoring “Chow Hound,” the B-17 Flying Fortress lost during World War II.

The Commemorative Air Force’s Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI — the only remaining flight ready example of the aircraft in the world — will visit Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Thursday, Feb. 28 through Sunday, March 3.

People will get the chance to take flight tours in a B-17 Flying Fortress and participate in other events to honor America's war veterans at the Chandler Municipal Airport this weekend.

Three World War II vintage bombers are landing in Scottsdale on Friday for a weekend of instructive tours and exciting flying.

Airplane enthusiasts and history buffs will have the chance this week to see three famous aircraft of World War II at Deer Valley Airport.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has gone rogue, and he's taken Santa Claus with him.

Jacob Webb wasn’t alarmed when a B-24 bomber flew over his house. Instead, he was eager to see it up close, get inside and play with the machine guns onboard.

Carol McGinnis: Recently my interest was stirred concerning the story behind the birth of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

When astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, when Elvis Presley said “Aloha” in Hawaii, each did so in a jumpsuit. Charles Lindbergh wore one. So did Rosie the Riveter, Emma Peel and Catwoman. (Not the same one, obviously.)

My weekend? Thanks for asking. Let’s see. Dinner with a friend on Friday, bowling on Saturday night. Oh, and I was the bombardier on a B-17 bomber on Saturday morning.

WASHINGTON — Grief-stricken members of Congress paid tribute Wednesday to the victims of the Tucson shooting rampage amid consultations with security advisers on how they can protect themselves and their aides against such savage attacks.

Like sentinels frozen in time, hulking bombers and sleek fighter jets stand side-by-side in a hangar at Falcon Field, reminders of campaigns fading now even for those who once flew and fought.

Holding a shiny, hand-painted model of a B-17 bomber up against the powdery blue sky Friday, Mesa resident Stanton Rickey looked back more than six decades to when he piloted the real thing in a bloody war.

LOS ANGELES - When Dane Cook was 3, he was attacked - and almost killed, he says - by a German shepherd. Beneath his hair is a zigzagging scar that became etched into his cranium after receiving nearly 80 stitches. Following the disclosure of this "fun fact," as he coyly calls it, the actor-comedian uses the opportunity to tell a joke.

Herb Sendek didn’t build his own house in Scottsdale when he moved to Arizona State 18 months ago, but he’s the architect of a program on the rise in Tempe.

WASHINGTON - Talks between North Korea and the United States ended Thursday with State Department officials saying it was uncertain whether discussions on Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue.

WASHINGTON - Talks between North Korea and the United States ended Thursday with State Department officials saying it was uncertain whether discussions on Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue.