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25 Responses to “B-17 flying fortress defending against fighters World War II”
Hey just wondering: … Hey just wondering: is this real?
I’m not trying to degrade the bravery of soldiers if it is, but the odd time it seems like it might not be real.
I remember reading … I remember reading that too. TWENTY hits from a 20mm?? That’s a bunch of reeeally big holes lol. These things really could take a beating.
Pat Tillman. He was … Pat Tillman. He was younger but he turned down a pro NFL contract to join the Rangers. Eventually killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.
Good point, … Good point, considering there are Hollywood idiots mouthing off support for Chavez and other anti-Americans. But I don’t think a one of them could even shine the shoes of these WW II vets.
also to kill mostly … also to kill mostly a b-17 figters would use the 262 jet because it have tremendous firepower which uis no match for a b-17 alone
b-17 flying fortess … b-17 flying fortess was a bomber use to bomb places during ww2 it usally had poor speed but power guns usally german come and attack them b-17 was no match for some german 30mm cannons
I’m pretty sure … I’m pretty sure this is an excerpt from a B-17 film by Clark Gable, who enlisted in the AF after his wife Carole Lombard was killed in a plane crash en route home from a war bond campaign. He was in his 40s but wanted to do his part. He graduated from gunnery school and was asked by the AF to do a film about the air war. He went on a number of combat missions. What big star today would do that? How about zero.
The fighter escorts … The fighter escorts didn´t have the range to accompany the bombers all the way to the targets and back again until the last year of the campaign. Then the P-51 with drop tanks could go all the way. When that happened Herrmann Goering saw p-51´s in the skies over Berlin. He then said we have lost the war. However if Hitler hadn´t meddled with everything and had decided to go with Me 262 as a fighter from the start, the Me 262 would have made bombing impossible.
i thought that b17 … i thought that b17 was a fortres but after this video i realy doubt! how could the fighters which was outnumberd by the b17-s bring them down 1 by 1?
really wired! you see one german fighter going back to 1 bomber and than that bomber goes of like crazy without engines in flame or something else hapening tp him but just losing control! hm i am thinking what kind of weapons was those nazi using that could disable those bombers so easily or it was just an demonstration video?
wow that is intense … wow that is intense. many pilots and former pilots in my family and i want to be one eventually this made the hair on the back of my neck raise!
B-17 flying fortress fights off fighters enroute to target
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Hey just wondering: …
Hey just wondering: is this real?
I’m not trying to degrade the bravery of soldiers if it is, but the odd time it seems like it might not be real.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Right… we were …
Right… we were talking about actors
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
I remember reading …
I remember reading that too. TWENTY hits from a 20mm?? That’s a bunch of reeeally big holes lol. These things really could take a beating.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Pat Tillman. He was …
Pat Tillman. He was younger but he turned down a pro NFL contract to join the Rangers. Eventually killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
god bless these …
god bless these brave young men.of the american air force
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
mostly the poor …
mostly the poor pilot was hit and the b17 woulg go out of control
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Well, how about if …
Well, how about if both pilots were dead? One 20mm in the cockpit could do that.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Good point, …
Good point, considering there are Hollywood idiots mouthing off support for Chavez and other anti-Americans. But I don’t think a one of them could even shine the shoes of these WW II vets.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
also to kill mostly …
also to kill mostly a b-17 figters would use the 262 jet because it have tremendous firepower which uis no match for a b-17 alone
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
b-17 flying fortess …
b-17 flying fortess was a bomber use to bomb places during ww2 it usally had poor speed but power guns usally german come and attack them b-17 was no match for some german 30mm cannons
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Today they might …
Today they might sign up to fight for the “other” side who ever that might be
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
I’m pretty sure …
I’m pretty sure this is an excerpt from a B-17 film by Clark Gable, who enlisted in the AF after his wife Carole Lombard was killed in a plane crash en route home from a war bond campaign. He was in his 40s but wanted to do his part. He graduated from gunnery school and was asked by the AF to do a film about the air war. He went on a number of combat missions. What big star today would do that? How about zero.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
20 hits average …
20 hits average from german 20mm cannon to bring one b17 down. with 30mm only some 4 hits on average was needed..
its flying fortress because of propaganda means for home front & advertisement purpose
every nation is soakin its ppl with their own propaganda. did u really think u live in nation who doesnt use it??
naive
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
The fighter escorts …
The fighter escorts didn´t have the range to accompany the bombers all the way to the targets and back again until the last year of the campaign. Then the P-51 with drop tanks could go all the way. When that happened Herrmann Goering saw p-51´s in the skies over Berlin. He then said we have lost the war. However if Hitler hadn´t meddled with everything and had decided to go with Me 262 as a fighter from the start, the Me 262 would have made bombing impossible.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Maybe you just had …
Maybe you just had to be there. My father was. Were you?
And that ain’t no demo. Forget about Reality TV and discover what your ancestors before you and I went through.
You need to find an old soul that existed before you were even born. If you don’t know what that means, then you are already lost.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Huh? About as real …
Huh? About as real as you can possibly get.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
p-51’s could go …
p-51’s could go farther than the bombers, but they weren’t around until later.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
i thought that b17 …
i thought that b17 was a fortres but after this video i realy doubt! how could the fighters which was outnumberd by the b17-s bring them down 1 by 1?
really wired! you see one german fighter going back to 1 bomber and than that bomber goes of like crazy without engines in flame or something else hapening tp him but just losing control! hm i am thinking what kind of weapons was those nazi using that could disable those bombers so easily or it was just an demonstration video?
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Most of it is
Most of it is
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Early in the war …
Early in the war the allied fighters didn’t have the range to make the trip
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
can someone tell me …
can someone tell me why the bombers don’t have fighter escorts?
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
wow that is intense …
wow that is intense. many pilots and former pilots in my family and i want to be one eventually this made the hair on the back of my neck raise!
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Is it just me or …
Is it just me or are those B-29’s at 3:14
March 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
is this real …
is this real footage?