Activities of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses in England during World War II. B-17s in flight over an airfield. The B-17s peel off for landing. A truck hauls crew of B-17s to an operations building. The crew looks at a parked B-17 for damage.
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.
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