Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Remplacement B-17's of U.S. 457th Bomb Group at Burtonwood

 

1) Traning Flight of B-17 Bombers on Manouvers
2)-3) B-17 Bombers Leaving German Target Burning & Smoking Below
4) B-17 Bomber Group Flying Above Cloud on Mission
5) 97th Bomb Group B-17 (#42-30333) "SANDMAN"
6) 97th Bomb Group B-17 (#42-29775) "WONGO"
7) B-17 Dropping Payload on German Target
8) US B-17 Bombers Braving German AA Flak Heading to Target
9) US Bomber Crew on Airfield by Their B-17
10) 398th Bomb Group B-17

 

Lonely tail gunner

 

Команда "Bombs Away!"

 

1943
Photos : David E. Scherman - LIFE Collections

 

1943
Photos : David E. Scherman - LIFE Collections

 

самолёт асов-истребителей 97- бомбардировочной группы, 414-го бомбардировочного эскажолна, Северная Африка

 

ещё один самолёт асов-истребителей бомберов
"тигровая девушка" из 388-й бомбардировочной группы, 560-го бомбардировочного эскадрона 42-3555
аэродром Knettishall, Великобритания

 

Вот такое оригинальное использование нашли в 1947 году бывшей "Крепости" в Сейлеме, штат Орегон. При жизни это был B-17G Lacey Lady (44-85790). Владелец ресторанчика - Art Lacey.

 

"Marishka” of the 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron, Italy
судя по фото ктото из членов экипажа оказался ранен во время боевого вылета и поэтому такая встреча по аозвращении "Маришки"

 

"Медленный Джо" после нескольких боевых вылетов сбил уже 3 самолёта Люфтваффе
385th Bomb Group, 550th Bomb Squadron, 1943

 

неожиданно стали асами-истребителями
к сожалению, точных данных об этой машине и её экипаже нет

 

“Fore Ball”
95th Bomb Group
Combat Wing Assignment: 13th CBW
Base: Horham, England

 

“Liberty Belle”
serial number: 42-30039
384th BG, 544th Bomb Squadron

 

“Stella”
serial number: 42-29651
384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron
Combat Wing Assignment: 41st CBW
1st Air Division
Base: Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire England (Station 106)

 

1) US Female Air-WACS's Posed by Their B-17 Bomber on Airfield
2-3) 91st Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Crossing English Channel
4-5) 384th Bomb Group B-17 Bombers; OEYNHAUSEN, Germany 1945
6-7) 305th Bomb Group B-17 Bomber Burning on Airfield
8) US 303rd Bomb Group Aircrew Posed by Their B-17 Bomber
9-10) 92nd Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Bombing LOHNE, Germany 1945
11-12) 305th Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Heading to Target
13-14) 487th Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Over Shipping, 1945

 

1-2) Aerial View 493rd Bomb Group B-17 Over Germany, 1945
3) Waist Gunner Posed at Ready w/ .50 Cal Machine Gun on B-17
4-5) 100th Bomb Group B-17 (#43-39005) in Flak Over Hamburg, 1945
6-7) Aerial View 457th Bomb Group B-17
8) US Aircrew Posed by Tail of Their B-17, 1943
9-10) US Aircrew posed by Their B-17 "...GH MYRTLE"
11) US 303rd Bomb Group Aircrew Posed by Their B-17
12) B-17 (#41-9141 & #41-9131)
13-14) Aerial View 379th Bomb Group B-17 Over BREMEN, Germany 1945
15-16) 379th Bomb Group B-17 (#44-8669) Over BREMEN, Germany 1945
17-18) Aerial View 401st Bomb Group B-17 Over LOHNE, Germany 1945
19-20) 398th Bomb Group B-17 Drop Bombs on PADERBORN, Germany
21-22) 303rd Bomb Group B-17 Bomber Bombardiers View HAMBURG Being Bombed

 

1) US Aircrew Posed by Their B-17
2) 91st Bomb Group Aircrew Posed by Their B-17
3-4) 398th Bomb Group B-17
5-6) B-17 Bombers (#42-30424; "SKY HAG" Lost 1943)
7) 384th Bomb Group B-17 (#44-6909)
8-9) 487th Bomb Group B-17
10-11) B-17 "WILD CHILDREN"
12-13) 91st Bomb Group B-17 (#42-37965; Shot Down 1945)
14-15) 15th AF B-17 Dropping Bombs on Target; SAVONA, Italy 1944
16-17) 97th Bomb Group B-17 (#42-31855)
18-19) 390th Bomb Group B-17
20-21) B-17 Weather Mapping Variant Plane
22) 34th Bomb Group B-17 (#43-38363; Shot Down 1944)
23-24) US Armorers Loading Aerial Bombs onto B-17
25) US Ground Crewman Posed in Front of B-17

 

1-2) 100th Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Over KIEL, Germany 1945
3) US Pilots Posed on Airfield by B-17
4) B-17 in Flight on Mission; One w/ Flak Damage
5) B-17 (#42-30357 Lost 1944; & #42-3392)
6) 99th Bomb Group B-17 (#42-32061) Over Mountains
7-9) 95th Bomb Group B-17 "A GOODBETT" Crashed 1945
10-11) 401st Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Over France 1945
12-13) View 99th Bomb Group B-17 in AA Flak Over Target
14) US Aircrew Posed in Front of Their B-17 "MAN...."
15-16) 457th Bomb Group B-17 Over ENSCHEDE Airport 1945
17-19) US Armorered Readying Bombs to be Loaded Onto B-17
20-21) 379th Bomb Group B-17 (#43-37743); BREMEN 1945
22) View 384th Bomb Group B-17 (#42-30043; Shot Down 1943)
23) 384th Bomb Group B-17 (#43-38673) Crashed in Field
24) 303rd Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Lined Up Ready for Take-Off
25-26) 452nd Bomb Group B-17 Over HAMBURG, Germany 1945
27) B-17 Bomber (#42-97887) Crashed on Airfield Into Another Bomber
28-29) 303rd Bomb Group B-17 Over BERLIN; Germany 1945
30) B-17 Passing Over Smoking Bombed Target

 

1-2) View 487th Bomb Group B-17 Bombers Over HANNOVER, Germany
3-4) 96th Bomb Group B-17 (#43-38703) in Flight; 1945
5) 384th Bomb Group B-17 (#42-5838; Shot Down 1944)
6-7) 95th Bomb Group Bombardiers View of Bombs Falling on TENKIRCHEN 1945

 

USMC Marine VMSB-133 Airplane The "LOOSE GOOSE" 120 missions

 

1-2) Crashed 398th Bomb Group B-17 (#43-38661) in Field
3) US Officer Examining Heavy AA Flak Damaged to B-17 Tail
4) 398th Bomb Group B-17 Over GRAFENWOHR, Germany
5) 99th Bomb Group B-17 in Heavy Flak Over Target
6-7) 457th Bomb Group B-17 Dropping Bombs Over PLAUEN, Germany
8-9) 100th Bomb Group B-17 Over HAMBURG, Germany 1945
10) 493rd Bomb Group B-17 Over KIEL, Germany 1945
11-12) B-17 Leaving Contrails in Sky Over Snow Covered Mountains
13-14) 457th Bomb Group B-17 Over UELZEN, Germany 1945
15-16) 457th Bomb Group B-17 over LUNEBURG, Germany
17) B-17 (#41-24403) "THE OLD MAN"
18) US Aircrew Posed in Front of Their B-17
19) B-17 Weather Ship Parked on Airfield
20) US Ground Crewman Painting Mission Mark on B-17; 1943
21) 490th Bomb Group B-17 Over NURNBERG, Germany
22-23) 457th Bomb Group B-17; One Smoking, Germany 1945
24) US Airman & Russian Soldier Shake Hands by Inscribed Aerial Bombs
25) B-17 Parked on Airfield Tarmac
26-27) 305th Bomb Group B-17 on Mission to VECHTA, Germany 1945

 

B-17 flight formation

 

1-2) B-17 Bombers Braving AA Flak Over German Target.
3) 100th Bomb Group B-17 Bombers on Mission.
4) 91st Bomb Group B-17 Bomber #42-97234; Shot Down 1944.

 

Air-to-air view of USAAF 334th BS Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (s/n 42-31258). This aircraft crashed in 1944.