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The B-17 Flying Fortress that literally lost its nose as the result of a direct hit by flak over Cologne, Germany

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After literally losing the nose of his B-17 Flying Fortress as the result of a direct hit by flak over Cologne, Germany on October 15, 1944, 1st Lt. Lawrence M. deLancey, 25, of Corvallis, Oregon returned to England and landed the crew safely at his home base. Each...read more

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Bombers - 1943 color footage

This documentary was completely filmed and produced during the war, in color film. It shows a bombing mission over Nazi Germany from its start to end.read more

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Dog Fight: Breathtaking Battles in the Sky

Air power played a decisive role during the war. The German Luftwaffe was superior to most allied aircraft and dominated the skies until most of their more experienced pilots crashed on british soil and were inevitably captured. The newer pilots even with their technological advantage couldn't...read more

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The Messerschmitt Me 262 spooks USAAF bomber

The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") was the world's first operational turbojet fighter aircraft.It was produced in World War II and saw action starting in 1944 as a multi-role fighter/bomber/reconnaissance/intercepto­r warplane for the Luftwaffe. German pilots nicknamed it the...read more

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Bombing the European Axis Powers A Historical Digest of the Combined Bomber Offensive 1939–1945, by Richard G. Davis

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At its core this work is a database covering Anglo-American strategic bomber operations against Germany, Italy, and Axis associated or occupied Europe. As such it allows swift and easy listing of day-by-day bombing, bombing of strategic target systems by location and tonnage, bombing of specific...read more

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None but the brave: the essential contributions of RAF Bomber Command to Allied victory during the Second World War, by David L. Bashow

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During the Second World War, Bomber Command of Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF), working in lockstep with the numbered air forces of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), played a vital role in bringing about the ruination and collapse of Hitler’s Third Reich. However, in the words of the ...read more

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Gun Camera Footage Luftwaffe FW 190s and BF 109s Shot Down

Gun Camera Footage Luftwaffe FW 190s and BF 109s (ME 109s) Shot Down. Incredible footage from the 3rd & 8th Army Air Force over Europe in December of 1944 with narration.  Clipped from Combat Weekly Digest No. 71 from February 26, 1945.

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Footage air combat in color in Western Europe: dogfight, bombing raid, strategic bombing ...

World War 2 era (1939 - 1945) air combat footage compilation film, footage mixed together from WWII documentaries etc. Aerial warfare. - Viewer discretion is advised: United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), German Luftwaffe, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Messerschmitt Bf-109, Republic P-47...read more

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JU-88 Bombers on mission with Me-109 escort and a Spitfire shot down

Action packed clip of German Junkers JU-88 bombers on a mission with BF-109 fighters keeping busy with escort duty including shooting down a British Spitfire.read more

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Dresden after the devastating British bombing campaign of February 1945

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Dresden after the devastating British bombing campaign of February 1945. 'The purpose was simple: to kill civilians, to destroy cities and to crush German morale.' Don’t leave Dresden out of the story. According to...read more

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