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Awesome Real Footage of Me-262s Shooting down B-17s

The Me 262, however, had moderate success against the B-17 late in the war. With its usual nose-mounted armament of four MK 108 cannons, and with some examples later equipped with the R4M rocket, launched from underwing racks, it could fire from outside the range of the bombers' .50 in (12.7 mm...read more

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Facts and History of the B-17 'Flying Fortress' in 46 Amazing Images

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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). 

The B-17 was primarily employed...read more

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13 movies in which the B-17 Flying Fortress is the main star

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The first appearance of the Flying Fortress in film was a Y1B-17 in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production Test Pilot, although for the crash scene a Douglas DC-2 was modified to stand in for the bomber, the...read more

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Enjoy with these World War II Bombers!! - They're authentic Warbirds!!

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The B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed “Sentimental Journey,” flew in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War. Of the 1.5 million tons of bombs dropped in Europe by U.S. aircraft during this time, 640,000 tons came from B-17s. The CAF describes the B-...read more

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 HQ Batallón) June 18, 2016

God bless you: Memphis Belle gunner, 94, dies in England on his first time back since 1945

Melvin Rector was a gunner on the famous Memphis Belle. He returned to England for a visit, the first time since he left in 1945, where he passed away aged 94 on his first day of the trip. According to...read more

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Intense and explosive footage of B-17 "Flying Fortress" bombing run in 1945

A lot of interesting scenes are showing on this footage: AVs, B-17s flying in formation over enemy terrain (numerous shots). Ints, B-17 in flight. Crewmen at their stations. AV, B-17s leaving vapor trails in the sky. AVs, flak bursts outside bomber. CU, airmen in helmet and oxygen mask. AVs,...read more

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Stunning Footage from Film "Red Tails": Me 262s vs P-51 Mustangs

Footage from film "Red Tails": The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow") was a German aircraft, the world's first operational jet-powered 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...read more

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He Flew the Last Combat Mission of World War II - WWII Vet Tells His Story at Iwo Jima

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Capt. Jerry Yellin, from Fairfield, Iowa, flew the final combat mission in World War II. He was among the WWII veterans who visited Iwo Jima for the 70th anniversary.

Listen as he tells his story. Thank you Captain Yellin!!! Your are a TRUE American Hero!!!! God Bless you and keep...read more

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 HQ Batallón) December 17, 2015

'Southern Comfort' a B­17 'Flying Fortress' once as famous as "The Memphis Belle"

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Company Honors 'Southern Comfort' WWII Bomber Pilot. Retired Col. Thomas Barr flew the B-17 "Southern Comfort" on a number of combat missions over Europe during World War II. In 1945, Colonel Thomas J. Barr nicknamed the B-17G bomber he...read more

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Memphis Belle and B-17 Footage (1945)

Selected scenes from US Air Force for proj. 223-12040, ca. 1939 - ca. 1945 - WW II scenes: AVs, B-17s flying in formation over enemy terrain (numerous shots). Ints, B-17 in flight. Crewmen at their stations. AV, B-17s leaving vapor trails in the sky. AVs, flak bursts outside bomber. CU, airmen...read more

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