The First B-17 raid occurred in Europe in 1942, when 12 Flying Fortress airframes attacked railroad yards in France. As the war continued, bombing missions for American planes became more deadly.

“The first B-17 raid in Europe took place on August 17, 1942, when 12 planes attacked the railroad marshaling yards in Rouen, ...

As a result, the B-17 was easily sighted and fired upon in most engagements, costing the Americans more than 4,000 aircraft lost to enemy fire. In one bombing raid on Schweinfurt-Regensburg ...

Of course, B-17 bombing missions were no picnic ... the “Flying Coffin” — often came down to luck. The Kassel raid was no exception. The Tondelayo and its crew weathered near constant ...

The Boeing B-17G Sally B flying at the Duxford Summer Airshow 2022 The B-17 was used on bombing raids over Germany during the 1939-45 conflict - with many US air bases set up across Britain ...

For the second raid, 291 American bombers took off ... the target’s anti-aircraft artillery. Champagne’s B-17 Flying Fortress bomber was ripped apart from the fighters and artillery flak ...

For almost 70 years, a decommissioned WWII B-17 bomber sat atop a 48-pump gas station along Highway 99E in Milwaukie, Oregon. How it got there, though, is one helluva story. In 1947, gas station ...