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re: Anyone related to any B-17s pilots or survivors on here?
Posted on 2/16/24 at 7:47 pm to TutHillTiger
Posted on 2/16/24 at 7:47 pm to TutHillTiger
I remember them thinking the B-17 could fly missions without any fighter support. (That was a disaster)
They were very good bombers.
They were very good bombers.
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Posted on 2/16/24 at 7:56 pm to TutHillTiger
quote:Close. None of our fighters had enough range at first. They needed to bomb so they decided it was worth the expected losses.
I remember them thinking the B-17 could fly missions without any fighter support.
My uncle was crew chief on a B-17.
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