Activities of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. A B-17 in flight. The B-17 landing, No. 3 propeller feathered. B-17 landing, No. 1 propeller feathered. A large formations of B-17s.
Severely damaged U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. A damaged B-17 bomber with numbers 23031 on the tail. Severe damage to its vertical stabilizer. Leading edge of a wing shot away. Another B-17 with numbers: 1902, all that remain on its tail. Its rudder completely shot away. A large group of ground and air crew men around the damaged B-17. Pilots make notes about battle damage. Members of the crew pose in front of B-17 with the missing rudder.
B-17s of the U.S. 91st Bombardment Group, returning to their home base at RAF Station Bassingbourn following a bombing mission,in World War 2. B-17, tail number 41-24617, named "Southern Comfort," taxiing on outboard engines, only, after landing with a large chunk of its rudder shot away. Crew members and other airmen gather around the battle-damaged aircraft. Closeups of the damage to its rudder. Dim views of the B-17, "Memphis Belle," tail number 41-24485, with skin missing from wing exposing its internal ribs. It also has holes in its rudder and its nose. Closeup of a B-17 engine stained by fire-fighting foam. Other views of battle damage to a B-17.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers during World War II. A tail gunner in a B-17. Chart used by weather briefer shows vertical view of conditions from ground to 25,000 feet (mission altitude). Formation positions are shown on blackboard with aircraft positions by pilot names. A chaplain blesses B-17s as they take off in the background at an airfield in England. A B-17 in flight over Europe during a mission. The top turret of the B-17 fires. A waist gunner fires a gun.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. A B-17 parked on an airfield shows damage caused during missions in Europe. Damaged tail, vertical stabilizer and wing of the B-17. A B-17 passes in the background. A crewman walks around the B-17.
A film titled 'B-58 Low altitude bombing capacity' about the low angle flying ability of U.S. Air Force B-58 Hustler aircraft. A B-58 Hustler aircraft takes off from Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. A flight crew in the cockpit of the aircraft. A map traces the route of the B-58 aircraft from Carswell Air Force Base to Edwards Air Force Base and back. The aircraft in flight. An airspeed meter on the control panel in the cockpit of the aircraft. The meter reads 600 knots. The aircraft in flight. Camera crew sets up camera equipment. The B-58 aircraft flies at a low altitude. The aircraft flies over a lake, a desert and mountains.
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