B-17 Flying Fortress Photographs | World War II Database

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B-17G Fortress “Mizpah” took a direct AAA hit in the nose on mission to Budapest, 14 Jul 1944. 2 were killed instantly but the pilot held her level long enough for crew to get out & become POW's. The aircraft crashed near Dunavecse, Hungary	B-17E formation aircraft of the 379th Bomber Group of the US 525th Bomber Squadron, RAF Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, 24 Jul 1944

B-17G Fortress of the 414th BS, 97th BG based at Amendola, Italy on a mission over southern France, 15 Aug 1944.	An A-20 Havoc of the 410th Bomb Group overflies a B-17 Fortress of the 381st Bomb Group over the Essex countryside, England, United Kingdom, Apr-Sep 1944

B-17 Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group release their bomb loads in Sep 1944, probably over Magdeburg, Germany.	B-17G Fortress 'Flak Eater' of the 305th Bomb Group undergoing an engine exchange at a repair base in England, United Kingdom, 1944-45. Note Federal C-2 wrecker being used as a portable crane.

B-17G Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group are escorted by a P-51B of the 354th Fighter Squadron, Summer-Fall 1944. Photo 1 of 2.	B-17G Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group in flight, Summer-Fall 1944. Photo 2 of 2. Far aircraft was named “Sleepy Time Gal.”

B-17G Fortress “Lost Angel” Belly landed at RAF Kimbolton after being damaged over Magdeburg, Germany, 28 Sep 1944. Note that the crew had unbolted and dropped the ball turret to keep it from breaking the airframe’s back	B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight together during a test conducted by Boeing, circa late 1944, photo 1 of 3

B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight together during a test conducted by Boeing, circa late 1944, photo 2 of 3	B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight together during a test conducted by Boeing, circa late 1944, photo 3 of 3

B-17G Fortress “The Thomper” is under fighter attack and the tail gunner is returning fire, Oct 1944. Location unknown. Note right wing damage and trailing smoke.	Groundcrew members tending to B-17F Fortress "Berlin Sleeper II" of the 342nd Bomb Squadron at Polebrook Air Base, late 1944. Note small gas powered generator charging up the batteries.

Gunners of the 385th Bomb Group pose in front of B-17F Fortress "Mission Belle" and listen to a word from the Chaplain, James O. Kincannon (“Chaplain Jim”), at Great Ashfield Air Field, England, UK, late 1944.	Official Boeing photograph comparing the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and its successor B-29 Superfortress bomber, circa late 1944

Spare and surplus USAAF aircraft at Bari Airfield, Italy, Oct 1944.	B-17G bomber returned to Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom after being damaged on bombing mission over Cologne, Germany, 5 Oct 1944

Photograph taken moments after a mid-air collision between two B-17 Fortress bombers over the airfield at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, 22 Oct 1944.	B-17G Fortress of the 96th Bombardment Squadron flying from Italy at the moment of bomb release, 1944-45.

223 items in this album on 12 pages.