Starting #ThisDayInHistory in 1945, extensive UK/US #FirebombingOfDresden commenced. 796 British #Lancaster & 527 American #B17FlyingFortress bombers dropped 3,900 tons of explosives & incendiaries, destroying 75,000 homes, levelling 6.5 km2 of the city, and killing up to 50,000.
Still exploring the B-17 Flying Fortress wreck—it's incredible how well preserved it is. So many details to discover! Just take a look at the cockpit—it's like stepping back in time.
More details to come 🤩🤩🤩
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B-17 Flying Fortress - World War II Bombers in Action for DOS

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Four badasses doing their thing for the war effort against the Nazis by ferrying B-17 heavy bombers from the States to England during WW2.
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Pistol Packin’ Mama Boeing B-17G 42-31037 was delivered at Dallas on 8/9/43 During a raid to Leipzig on 20/7/44 it was hit by flak and crashed near Liebstedt Germany. 6 crewmen were taken prisoners of war and three were killed in the crash. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/boeing-b-17-flying-fortress-nose-art-page-1/ #BoeingB17 #BoeingB17FlyingFortress #FlyingFortress #BoeingFlyingFortress #B17FlyingFortress #bomber #NoseArt #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #WW2 #WWII #military #USAAF #aeroplane #airplane #aircraft #aviation #heavybomber
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Nose Art Page 1 - Destination's Journey

Photographs of nose art from Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the USAAF during the Second World War

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Boeing B-17 in Israeli Service - Destination's Journey

Israel operated three Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and 1956 Suez Crisis. They were withdrawn in 1958

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Captured by Germany - Destination's Journey

Photos of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers captured and used by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War

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After the Second World War this was the fate for many B-17s; the Boneyard. Some were sold on for new lives as cargo aircraft or to help build burgeoning passenger services, flown by experienced pilots. Some were also sold to collectors, including a Scout troop who paid $300 for a scrap B-17!

The B-17 is the subject of my next title & my first Flight Craft book, released today. https://bit.ly/3gHWRX7

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Flight Craft 27: The Boeing B-17

The B-17 Flying Fortress, a term coined by a Seattle Daily Times report in 1935, was a quantum leap in offensive air power. Designed for…

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