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“Things don’t look rosy for our big cities:” Here’s what the Luftwaffe’s leadership thought of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber

Aviation History / Military Aviation

“Things don’t look rosy for our big cities:” Here’s what the Luftwaffe’s leadership thought of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber

Dario Leone

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The Dogfight where a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down a Japanese Kawanishi H6K 'Mavis' flying boat

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Imperial Japanese Navy H6K Mavis pilot tells the story of when his Flying Boat was Attacked and nearly Shot Down by B-17 Bombers

Dario Leone

Brigadier General Fred Castle, the B-17G Copilot that stayed aboard his crippled Flying Fortress to let his crew bail-out. He was killed in the crash of his bomber after gasoline tanks exploded.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Brigadier General Fred Castle, the B-17G Copilot that stayed aboard his crippled Flying Fortress to let his crew bail-out. He was killed in the crash of his bomber after gasoline tanks exploded.

Dario Leone

The story of B-17F Snake Hips: the Fortress that safely RTB after having suffered a flak detonation inside its bomb bay and being nearly destroyed by bombs dropped by its own formation

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of B-17F Snake Hips: the Fortress that safely RTB after having suffered a flak detonation inside its bomb bay and being nearly destroyed by bombs dropped by its own formation

Dario Leone

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From World War II B-17 pilot Colin P. Kelly to the “Ghost of Kyiv:” How Legends give Nations hope during Time of War

Aviation History / Military Aviation

From World War II B-17 pilot Colin P. Kelly to the “Ghost of Kyiv:” How Legends give Nations hope during Time of War

William Cobb

The Death of Hauptmann Eduard Tratt, the highest-scoring Zerstörer ace of World War II

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Death of Hauptmann Eduard Tratt, the highest-scoring Zerstörer ace of World War II

Dario Leone

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B-17 Pilot William R Lawley Jr brought back his Stricken Fortress in England from a Mission over Leipzig with its Bombs still aboard, 7 Wounded Crew Members and two Engines Ablaze

Aviation History / Military Aviation

B-17 Pilot William R Lawley Jr brought back his Stricken Fortress in England from a Mission over Leipzig with its Bombs still aboard, 7 Wounded Crew Members and two Engines Ablaze

Dario Leone

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The Dogfight where a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down a Japanese Kawanishi H6K 'Mavis' flying boat

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Dogfight where a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down a Japanese Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ flying boat

Dario Leone

Strafing and Skip Bombing: how American A-20 and B-25 bombers beat Japanese destroyers during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Strafing and Skip Bombing: how American A-20 and B-25 bombers beat Japanese destroyers during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea

Dario Leone

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World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Dario Leone

During an airshow a fully armed A-1 was able to takeoff from an aircraft carrier even though the catapult malfunctioned (the load was jettisoned after the Skyraider left the flight deck)

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

During an airshow a fully armed A-1 was able to takeoff from an aircraft carrier even though the catapult malfunctioned (the load was jettisoned after the Skyraider left the flight deck)

Dario Leone

The Ki-43 pilot lionized by Japanese as the first to deliberately ram a B-17 likely misjudged the attack approach and hit the bomber

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Ki-43 pilot lionized by Japanese as the first to deliberately ram a B-17 likely misjudged the attack approach and hit the bomber

Dario Leone

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The story of the B-17D Flying Fortresses that became the first US heavy bombers to perform the trans-Pacific flight to the Philippines

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the B-17D Flying Fortresses that became the first US heavy bombers to perform the trans-Pacific flight to the Philippines

Dario Leone

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The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

Dario Leone

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The night 12 Chinese MiGs were scrambled to intercept a lone B-17 Spy Plane. They failed, and two of them crashed.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The night 12 Chinese MiGs were scrambled to intercept a lone CIA B-17 Spy Plane. They failed, and two of them crashed.

Dario Leone

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Remembering the Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission, USAAF's most disastrous air battle to date.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Remembering the Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission, USAAF’s most disastrous air battle to date.

Dario Leone

Did you know the "Memphis Belle" was almost called "Little One"? The story of how B-17 Army 41-24485 got her legendary name

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Did you know the “Memphis Belle” was almost called “Little One”? The story of how B-17 Army 41-24485 got her legendary name

Dario Leone

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