B-17 Bombers Heavily Damaged But Returned | 5
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Pictures of heavily damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses but returned to Allied Territory.
These B-17s are in this video:
B-17G-1-VE 42-39785 „Thru Hel’en Hiwater“ - 359th BS; 303rd BG:
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B-17G-55-BO 42-102560 „The Thomper“ - 334th BS; 95th BG:
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B-17G-85-BO 44-8828 - 493rd BG:
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B-17G-35-VE 42-97880 „Little Miss Mischief“:
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B-17G-5-VE 42-39867 „Hang the Expense II“ - 351st BS; 100th BG:
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B-17G-75-VE 44-8699 - 600th BS; 398th BG:
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B-17G-95-BO 43-38852 „Humpty Dumpty II“ - 351st BS; 100th BG:
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B-17G-15-VE 42-97479 „Belle of Liberty“ - 327th BS; 92nd BG:
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B-17G-65-DL 44-6808 „Kraut Stomper“ - 863rd BS; 493rd BG:
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B-17G-45-bO 42-97174 „Joanne“ - 534th BS; 381st BG:
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B-17G-75-BO 43-38042 „Snake Bit“ - 839th BS; 487th BG:
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B-17G-60-BO 42-102925 - 347th BS; 99th BG:
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B-17F-65-BO 42-29699 „Fifi“ aka „Old Battle Axe“ - 332nd BS; 94th BG:
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=== NOTE ===
I am not a native English Speaker. So, sorry my pronunciation isn’t accurate. You can active the subtitle with the transcript.
=== Sources ===
US NARA: B-17 Footages
=== Musik/Music ===
Music „Filaments“ by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au under the Creative Commons ‘Attribution 4.0 International’ (CC BY 4.0) License
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I am interested to the history of the B-17 Flying Fortress since 2000 and doing research since 2017. It's still my hobby beside my full time job. I want to be accurate as possible with the information in my videos. However, if you find any mistakes or have additional information, please correct me and let me know :)
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My best friend's Grandfather was Paul McDowell of little miss mischief. Ive seen original copys of this incident. He had great pride talking about his grandpa.
I used to have a customer who had been a B-17 waist gunner over Europe. I don't remember Alvin's last name or what airframes he served on. I do recall that he expressed appreciation for the B-17's greater durability compared to the B-24. His plane eventually went down from one mission's damage and he became a P.O.W.
thank you for the comment. If you remember his last name, please let me know. I can look if I can find something.
Another one is Phyllis the Fortress. She got written up in Time Magazine. My uncle Bob was the co-pilot.
I believe, you mean the B-17 s/n 41-9020 'Phyllis' aka 'Tugboat Annie'?
@@B17FlyingFortress Yes! My Mom's brother, Robert Long, was the co-pilot.
'Hang the Expense' name got up to numbers 3 or 4 I think. I read a book where each time the Pilot got another aircraft after heavy damage, he renamed it with the larger number!
yes. Sometimes, the B-17 was named by ground crew (chief).
My uncle was shot down over occupied France and was captured.
My God! What an airplane.
What a horrible narration
Thank you for your feedback.'
I am not a native English speaker. But it doesn't prevent me from telling the stories of American B-17 crews.
In the process, I also learn English and improve my English skills. :)
Let’s see how well your narration is in another language?
What a stupid comment. He is providing concise and informative narration on real events. What have you done? If you're able to do better, then do it. Otherwise, just be quiet.
You're just a troll. It was informative, clear and well presented. You're an absolute muppet to think that this type of historical analysis is redundant because of an accent.
5:07 Six men bailed out without order: Congratulation, you cowards!
Could've been damage to their intercom system and they had no way to know of they had been ordered to bail out. I'm not going to judge someone where split seconds can be the difference between life and death.
They proved they weren't climbing in.
Yes your engine is flaming, there is a difference between fear and panic
Being there in the first place proves they weren't cowards.
@@eric-wb7gj No, that means nothing at all.