Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Footage

Historic black-and-white images of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, including damaged models and crews posing by their planes during WWII.

The Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress "DELTA REBEL" of the 91st Bomb Group, based at Bassingbourne, England, waits for the signal to take-off on a mission over Nazi installations in Europe.

Front View Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At Burtonwood Airdrome, England. 16 March 1943.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Ice Cold Katy' Of The 401St Bomb Group Was Damaged By Flak During A Bombing Mission Over Europe. England, 17 July 1944.

ENGLAND-1st Lt. Lawrence M. De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany.

Crew Of The 646Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Douglas A-20 Havoc At A 9Th Air Force Base In France.

With Almost The Care Of A Mother For Its Child, The Crew Of The "Shoot Luke" Looks Her Over After Returning From A Mission Over Enemy Territory. This Consolidated B-24 Has Been On 27 Missions. Hardwick, England. 93Rd Bomb Group, April 1943.

The Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress "DELTA REBEL" of the 91st Bomb Group, based at Bassingbourne, England, waits for the signal to take-off on a mission over Nazi installations in Europe.

Algiers, Algeria-Men working on a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" motor.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Lady Jane' Of The 401St Bomb Group At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 13 August 1944.

Ground crews of the squadron have put in magnificient maintenance work under trying desert conditions. Here are some of them at work on one of the squadron's aircraft.

Sheet Metal Worker Inspects Tail Section Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 401St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, England, 6 December 1944.

Lt. Fincher Of The 367Th Fighter Group, Seated In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 'Arkansas Traveler' Makes A Last Minute Check With His Ground Crew Before Taking Off From His Base In France. 12 October 1944.

North American B-25 of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," at an airfieldon Borneo, Netherlands East Indies. July 1945.

Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt" Parked On The Line At A U.S. Air Force Base In China. 14 August 1944.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Pella Tulip" Of The 381St Bomb Group Stationed At An 8Th Air Force Base Near Ridgewell, Essex County, England, 15 October 1944.

German ME 110 wrecked by Allied bombing at Salerno, Italy. 23 September 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India &CREWS,FIGHTER War

A Pilot Of The 9Th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Poses In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed F-5 At An Air Base Somewhere In India.

Ready for their bombing...

AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER COMMAND STATION, ENGLAND: This is a rear view of a bomber returned from a mission over Germany recently. This 8th AAF Liberator, known as "El Lobo" has flown some 500 miles of a combat mission with the tail turret sliced

Consolidated B-24 Liberators Of The 11Th Bomb Group, Warming Up Motors Prior To Take Off On Mission From Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, July 1944.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress", "Schnozzle" Of The 381St Bomb Group Stationed At An 8Th Air Force Base Near Ridgewell, Essex County, England, 30 May 1944.

This German Heinkel 111 Flew To An Airbase In Italy. Mechanics Of An Aircraft Assembly Squadron Disassembled The Wings And Prepared To Take The Plane Apart For Shipment To The United States.

The North American P-51 (A/C No. 463177) Of The 78Th Fighter Group Crash-Landed At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 In Duxford, England. 4 January 1945.

Pilots Of The 19Th Fighter Squadron, 319Th Fighter Group, Use This Oxen And Cart To Carry Them To And From Their Planes. Here One Of The Pilots Sits In The Cockpit Of His Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 'Bis Squaw' After Being Transported By The Cart. Saipan,

Consolidated B-24 'The Super Chief'. Palawan, P.I. 29 July 1945.

Western Desert, Egypt-North American B-25's being rapidly reserviced and reloaded with bombs just after a completed mission.

Lt. Lahke Of The 351St Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group Stands In The Cockpit Of His North American P-51 "Janny M." England.

A Consolidated B-24 Refueled On The Hangar Line Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot In Lancashire, England. 25 February 1944.

Members Of The 410Th Bomb Group Clean Snow Off A Douglas A-20 'Havoc' At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. 11 January 1945.

The first group of American planes to land on an American Airfield in France.

North Africa-A JU 87-Struka, German dive-bomber, which was captured intact at a desert landing ground when the enemy forces were taken by surprise in that area.

Air Force Personnel Gather Around A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 401St Bomb Group That Made A Belly Landing At Its Home Base In England When It Returned From A Bombing Mission Over Cologne, Germany, On 5 March 1944.

5th Air Service Area Command Depot #7-Neilson Field, Manila, Luzon Island, Philippine Islands, May 1945-Barge with four Lockheed P-38 "Lightnings," is made fast to the landing stage.

Crew Members Of The 379Th Bomb Group Leave The Boeing B-17 'Nine Yanks And A Rebel' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 6 February 1944.

Biggest Loads Of Bombs Are Carried By The Consolidated B-24 Liberators Of The 15Th Aaf (Strategic); The Libs And The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" Work With The Mediums Of The 1St Tact. Af In The Air Plan Called "Operation Strangle" Aimed At Choking Al

Ground Crew Personnel Load Wing Tank On The Lockheed P-38 'Little Red Head', Isley Field, Saipan, Marianas Islands, November 1944.

Ground Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group Repairing The Propeller On A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Via Panola Express' At 8Th Air Force Base 167, England. 18 June 1944.

Hundreds Of Gallons Of High Octane Gas Are Loaded Into The Fuel Tanks Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 401St Bomb Group In Preparation For Bombing Mission On Enemy Installations At Oranienburg, Germany. 10 March 1944, England.

Another German Ammunition Dump Blows Up In Northern Italy While Overhead The Attacking Martin B-26 Marauder Of The 12Th Af Heads For Home.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

A Consolidated B-24 Liberator Of The 2Nd Bomb Division 8Th Air Force One In A Formation Of Liberators Enroute To Bomb Nazi Installations Somewhere In Europe, 24 November 1944.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. North American Mitchell Mark IIIs of No. 180 Squadron RAF taxying to the runway at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium, for a daylight bombing sortie on enemy ground forces and lines of communication in Germany.

This Boeing B-29 (one of the first three B-29's to arrive in China) has just landed, after having been attacked by Zeros enroute. This plane (B-29 #14) is the first B-29 to engage in actual combat.

Consolidated B-24 Liberators lined up unloading war supplies at an airbase near Lyons, France.

Curtiss P-40's Undergo Last Minute Inspection Before Their Pilots Put Them In The Air. Iceland, 23 September 1941.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Tenabove" Of The 381St Bomb Group Stationed At An 8Th Air Force Base Near Ridgewell, Essex County, England, 24 January 1944.

Crash Landing Of Consolidated B-24D 'Rose Of Juarez' At Station 505, England. November 1943. (A/C No. 42-7469).

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Republic P-47 Of The 78Th Fighter Group With 20 Mm. Guns Mounted On The Wings. 8Th Air Force Station, F-357, Duxford, England. 24 October 1944.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress", "Channel Express" Of The 401St Bomb Group At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 16 May 1944.

ADVANCE ECHELON, FIFTH AIR FORCE, SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA-Displaying all the traits of a true air ace, Second Lieutenant Edwin A. Schneider of Passaic, N.J., shot down three of 23 Japaneseanese aircraft destroyed by American fighters on February 6

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WRECKS War

This Is One Of A Series Of Photographs Showing A North American B-25 On Which Four .50 Cal Guns Were Placed In Special Mounts In The Nose And All Mounts Were Brought Closer Together To Concentrate Fire Power. Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia, 13 March 1943

Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" which were parked at Poltava Airbase after a shuttle mission were demolished during a German Air Force raid on the Russian base on 21 June 1944.

T/Sgt. Dearon Bailey, Corpus Christi, Texas, works on Boeing B-29 Superfortress engine at 20th Bomber Command base in Western China. 40th Bomb group.

Crew Members Of The Boeing B-17 'Tinkertoy' Attached To The 381St Bomb Grop At Essex, England, Leave Their Plane After Their Return From A Mission Over Enemy Territory On 13 December 1943.

Boeing B-17, 381St Bomb Group, With Supermarine 'Spitfire' 5B Escort En Route To Bomb Enemy Installations In Europe. 29 September 1943.

A Captured German Me-109 At A 353Rd Fighter Group Base In England, May 1944.

B-24 "Liberators" And B-25 "Mitchells" Prior To Take-Off From Clark Field, Philippine Islands. 1 June 1945.

Italy - 'Patches', A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 15Th Aaf, Lives Up To Its Name In This Crazy-Quilt Appearance As It Wings Its Way To Another Axis Target. Originally A Camouflage-Painted Plane, With A Habit Of Attracting Flak, 'Patches' Now Spor

Armorers Load Rockets On A Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Of The 12Th Af, At A Base In Italy.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. A De Havilland Mosquito PR Mark IX of No. 684 Squadron RAF, taxying out at Alipore, India, for a photo-reconnaissance sortie over Burma.

Royal Air Force- Fighter Command, Tactical Air Force, 1943. North American Mitchell Mark IIs (FL707 'EV-Z' nearest) of No. 180 Squadron RAF, taxiing along the perimeter track at Dunsford, Surrey, for take off on a cross-Channel bombing sortie in support of Operation STARKEY.

When The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 44-6316) Crash Landed At A U.S. Base In England, One Engine Burst Into Flames. Here, Fire Fighters Spray Foamite On The Burning Engine. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 12 Sept. 1944.

A Crew Member Of The 19Th Service Group Works On The Nose Of The North American B-25 "Who Cares" Of The 340Th Bomb Group Which Was Damaged By Clinkers During The Eruption Of Mt. Vesuvius On 23 March 1944. Lt. Burgess Of The 12Th Combat Camera Unit Photo

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Consolidated B-24 Liberator 'Fearless Fosdick' Shown After Crash Landing Near New Market, Cambridge, England. 8 March 1944 (A/C No. 41-29604).

Pvt. Otto H. Masser Of Tampa, Kansas Works On A Newly-Installed Allison V1710 Engine In A Bell P-39 While Pvt. John M. Pencille Of Los Angeles, Calif., Screws Down The Wing Gas Tank Plane At The 4Th Air Depot Engine Overhaul And Repair Shop At Garbutt Fie

Men Of The 91St Bomb Group Based At Bassingbourne, England, Refuel A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At Their Base On 10 February 1944.

Lt. Roy B. Sutherland Of Upper Darby, Pa., Pilot Of A Tenth Air Force Douglas C-47 Which Brought Medical Supplies To Allied Pow's In Hanoi, French Indo-China, Pauses To Get His First Close-Up Of A Twin Engined Japanese 'Sally', The Only Plane Left On The Japanese-H

Crew Chief M/Sgt. Olin K. Leathers (home state Maine) is shown checking flight report with Sgt. A. Szymanoske, Erie, Pa., instrument inspector. The 8th AAF Flying ofrtress "Miss Quachita" has returned from a mission over Germany

Captain Benjamin B. Klose, San Antonio, Texas, Bombardier Of A Liberator Of The 93Rd Bomb Group, Walks To His Plane With His Precious Bomb Sight In A Handbag As He Prepares For Another Mission Over Enemy Territory. Hardwick, Norfolk, England. 12 April 1

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. Bandoeng The Mitchell B-25 has been hit from the runway. The nose points down Two staff members of curls run away from the device. May 4, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Crew Of The 646Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Douglas A-20 Havoc At A 9Th Air Force Base In France.

Japanese "Tabby" captured by our forces, shown at Clark Field being put into flying conditions by Technical Air Intelligence Unit, SWPA. 1945. Luzon, Philippine Islands.

The 7Th And 12Th Bomb Groups Exchanged Fields In India And Moved All Their Equipment By Air In Less Than A Week. Here, A Consolidated B-24 Of The 7Th Bomb Group Lands At Its New Base With A Load Of Their Own Equipment And On The Return Leg Of The Shuttle

Wounded Italian and Allied soldiers waiting under wing of a Douglas C-47 to be flown to hospital in Africa.

Consolidated B-24 landing at bomb group field in North Africa.

A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 91St Bomb Group Wings Its Way Towards The Target - An Enemy Installation At Nantes, France On 16 Sept. 1943.

9Th Af Martin B-26 'Bar Fly' After 175 Missions Crashed On Takeoff To End One Of The Best Records In The Air Force. This Shot Was Taken On Its 67Th Mission. France.

The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Tomahawk Warrior' Of The 381St Bomb Group Stationed At An 8Th Air Force Base Near Ridgewell, Essex County, England, 30 May 1944.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

As Air Force Chaplain Conducts Easter Mass In Front Of A Republic P-47 At A Base Somewhere In Europe.

Mission #2-St. Omer-ofrt Rouge, France-Flak bursting around Martin B-26's over France.

Col. Thomas J.J. Christian, Jr., Sulphur Springs, Texas, Commanding Officer of a North American P-51 Fighter Group, escorting bombers over Europe during invasion of Normandy.

Balikpapan Operation July 1-31, 1945-RAAF Boomerang Interceptor parked on Sepinggang Airstrip. 25 July 1945.

Photograph of "F8F Bearcat" with Wings Folded.

Pictorial Proof Of A Bad Japanese Dream Come True Is This Hornet'S Nest Of More Than 100 North American P-51 Mustangs On Iwo Jima Within Range Of The Japaneseanese Homeland. Once Japaneseanese Planes Parked Here, Ready For Assaults On Saipan'S Boeing B-29 Base. Now The

Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Armourers roll 500-lb MC bombs towards a Handley Page Halifax B Mark II Series of No. 462 Squadron RAAF, in a sandbagged revetment at Fayid, Egypt, before a night raid to Benghazi or Tobruk (the 'Mail Run') is undertaken. The photograph was taken shortly after the formation of the Squadron when Nos. 10/227 and 76/462 Combined Squadrons were merged at Fayid on 7 September 1942. Although nominally an Australian unit, 462 Squadron contained a preponderance of British personnel at this time.

Usaf - Tokyo Raid - On 18 April 1942, Airmen Of The Us Army Air Forces, Led By Lt. Colonel James H.(Jimmy) Doolittle, Carried The Battle Of The Pacific To The Heart Of The Japaneseanese Empire With A Surprising And Daring Raid On Military Targets At Tokyo, Yok

Capt. Hanson Of The 367Th Fighter Group, Talks With His Ground Crew While Standing Beside His Lockheed P-38 'Omar' At An Air Base In France. 12 October 1944.

Motifs: Album page 1 From photo albums from military service on F 6 Västgöta Flight fleet during the 1940s Album page 1 From photo albums from military service on F 6 Västgöta Flight fleet during the 1940s. Airplane Junkers W34 SE-Aki, Trp 3 and B 18. Belong to Air Force Museum's image archive.

A "Packet" of Trouble. August 8, 1946. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

15TH ARMY AIR FORCE--A formation of AAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th Air Force based in the Mediterranean theatre wing toward a target in France against a background of heavy clouds. The Fort in the foreground is "El Diablo," a veteran

USA/Australia: B-25 Mitchell medium bomber gunship 'Margaret' of the 90th Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group in a hangar at Garbutt airfield, Queensland, c. 1942

Luzon, Philippine Islands-The patient in this Vultee L-5 is Pfc. Thomas W. Cartwright of the 511th Parachute Infantry being flown out to the 21st Evacuation Hospital at Muntinlupa, approximately 18 air miles from Linga, the forward airstrip.

WAR BIRDS HOME TO REST--Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Recordings military aviation. A Mitchell B-25 bomber on runway. January 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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