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When B-17 and B-24 bombers were converted into flying bombs against Luftwaffe’s V-1 sites
The Special Weapons Branch of the Equipment Lab at Wright Field, Ohio, came up with the concept of turning existing airplanes into power-driven controlled...
The events leading up to the horrifying photograph of the B-17 Flying Fortress with one wing severed
One of the most iconic images of the American daytime bombing campaign over Germany was taken on April 8, 1945, and it serves as...
How American B-17 bombers intended to gain air superiority over Germany
The destruction of the Luftwaffe and its industries was the Eighth Air Force's top mission in 1943, and its B-17s were dedicated weapons for...
The B-17: A symbol of freedom
There is a reason that the B-17 is known as the “Flying Fortress.” It’s built to take a beating and keep right on going....
“All American,” a B-17 wing-slashed by a Me 109 that managed to land at home
The tail section of the All American fuselage was saved by a few thin spars and a thin strip of metal skin after the...