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usaac-official · 3 days
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A B-50D of the 97th Bomb Wing lands while a B-29 prepares to take off, early 1950s
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rockyp77mk3 · 1 month
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WAC aircraft mechanic PVT Dorothy Bumstead of Beaumont, Texas, looks out from the access port on the bottom of a B-17 bomber at Tyndall Field in Florida.
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usafphantom2 · 1 month
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14 March 2018. Boeing B-17F-10-BO Flying Fortress 41-24485, “Memphis Belle,” at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
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a-4skyhawk · 8 months
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Nothrop P-61 Black Widow
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theworldatwar · 4 months
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A US Consolidated B24 Liberator makes an emergency landing in a field near Eindhoven after being hit by flak during Operation Market Garden - Sept 1944. Only gunner Frank DiPalma survived. He was rescued from the wreckage by Franciscan monks who hid him in the village of Huize Assisi until its liberation by the British

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B-17G Flying Fortress
One of the most well known bombers of all time, the B-17 Flying Fortress became famous for the long daylight bombing raids over Europe in WWII. While it lacked the range and bomb load of its contemporary B-24 Liberator, the B-17 became the more famous of the two due to the many tales of B-17s bringing their crews back home despite heavy damage. With up to thirteen machine guns, the B-17 seemed to be genuine flying “fortress in the sky.” However, bomber losses reached the unacceptable point in 1943 in the face of stiff German opposition, and the B-17s welcomed the introduction of long-range fighter escort before they could continue their war against the Reich.
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sabotpetal · 17 days
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B-25 Mitchell bomber factory WW2
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thecaywild · 11 months
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Wishing everyone a safe Memorial Day. God bless all the families who have paid the ultimate sacrifice this day is for you and your loss❤️
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us-air-force-2 · 1 year
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nocternalrandomness · 4 months
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P-51 Mustang of the 353rd FG - England 1945
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carbone14 · 5 months
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Douglas A-20C Havoc en cours de maintenance à la base aérienne de Langley – Virginie – Etats-Unis – Juillet 1942
Photographe : Alfred T. Palmer
©United States Library of Congress - LC-USW36-203
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usaac-official · 3 days
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A Dog's Life and her crew, 458th Bomb Group
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bigglesworld · 4 months
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Control tower. March Air Force Base. 1952
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usafphantom2 · 1 month
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490th Bomb Group Forts. Looks like most are G models, the ultimate annihilator with up to 13 machine guns. #WWII
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whencyclopedia · 17 days
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B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engined heavy bomber plane used by the air forces of the United States and Britain during the Second World War (1939-45). The B-17 had unusually heavy defensive armament, 13 machine guns in total in some models. B-17s were involved in strategic bombing operations in Europe, the Pacific, and other theatres of the war.
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theworldatwar · 6 months
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A US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-8 on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the Battle of Midway in 1942 CREDIT : Royston Leonard
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