Lets re-live the real past.
The pilots and crew who manned those planes during WWII were true heroes; God bless them all. The pussy laden society of today couldn't hold a candle to them
my Dad wasn't involved but later was heavily involved in the Sat V big kahuna.
B17
Role Heavy bomber
National origin United States
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 28 July 1935; 84 years ago[1]
Introduction April 1938; 81 years ago
Retired 1968 (Brazilian Air Force)
Primary users United States Army Air Forces
Royal Air Force
Produced 1936–1945
Number built 12,731[2][3]
Unit cost
US$238,329 (1945)[4]
US$2.7 million (in 2018 dollars)[5]
Variants
XB-38 Flying Fortress
YB-40 Flying Fortress
C-108 Flying Fortress
Developed into Boeing 307 Stratoliner
lets go get the ball bearing plant. and follow up the aircraft assy plant.
1943
400 B17 bombers.
they lost 60 of them .
500 miles behind enemy lines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRtJdsBePb0
lightweight really, 30 tons fully loaded, hell that's only 60,000 pounds. each
but 400000 bomb ordinance dropped.
FYI, curb weight of a 747 is about 400000 pounds.
Heavy Lifter Cargo Freighter scales out at 1 million pounds
then they got hammered by fighters on the way home.
good lord. the tail gunner, nose gunner, belly , and sides...........
the sound , smell, your freeezing cold, a sheepskin jacket. what, mayber a 200mph cruise speend?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACrW2rIuKtQ
the ugly side of reality that you'll never see on any news channel.
Unique Moments of WW2 Airсraft Crash Landing - Bombers Shot Down in Air Battle - YouTube
this crash video has struck a chord with me.
dammit.