Illinois man has spent 40 years rebuilding a WWII-era B-17 bomber in his barn

circa 1942: A U.S. Air Force B-17 'Flying Fortress' bomber flies through the sky, World War II. The aircraft was used extensively in Allied air raids, such as those against Hamburg and Dresden, and battles against German aircraft. (Photo by R. Gates/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently working on in a roadside barn for the past 40 years.

Mack DeGeurin is a tech reporter who’s spent years investigating where technology and politics collide. His work has previously appeared in Gizmodo, Insider, New York Magazine, and Vice.


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