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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

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

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

Sponsored by: Casemate

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

Sponsored by: Casemate

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

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

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

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together

Dario Leone

Memphis Belle

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Memphis Belle pilot tells the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress raid on the Focke-Wulf plant at Bremen (featured in Memphis Belle movie)

Dario Leone

The Boeing YB-40: how the B-17F strategic bomber was turned into a four-engined escort fighter

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Boeing YB-40: how the B-17F strategic bomber was turned into a four-engined escort fighter

Dario Leone

The headless B-17: this Flying Fortress was hit by an 88mm shell but remained in formation giving the chance to those who survived to bail out safely

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The headless B-17: this Flying Fortress was hit by an 88mm shell but remained in formation giving the chance to those who survived to bail out safely

Dario Leone

Here’s why over Germany in 1943 the B-29 could have had a higher loss rate than the B-17 and B-24

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Here’s why the B-29 could have had a higher loss rate than the B-17 and B-24 over Germany in 1943

Dario Leone

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