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B-17 Bombers Over Europe—The Brutal Reality of Flying Into WWII Hell
The B-17 Flying Fortress symbolized American air power in WWII—but flying it over Europe was anything but glorious. Facing flak bursts, enemy fighters, and freezing conditions, USAAF crews endured ...
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The Brutal Reality of Flying the B-17—What Crews Endured Will Shock You
It looked like a flying fortress—but inside, the B-17 was a freezing, deafening, and deadly battlefield. Crews faced flak bursts, fighter swarms, and near-zero temperatures with no armor and no ...