Flak-Bait: The US Army Air Forces WW2 Martin B-26 Marauder That Survived A Record +200 Missions
When the Second World War finally ended, a Martin B-26 Marauder, named Flak-Bait by its first commander, had flown and ...
Task & Purpose2 年
A new WWII documentary chronicles the heroism of B-17 bomber crews and the horrors they endured
"The Cold Blue" chronicles the heroism of those B-17 bomber crews of WWII who took to the sky to face the horrors of enemy fighters and clouds of flak, day after day. By James Clark Posted on May ...
Flying1 个月
Bomber Camp Offers a Slice of Immersive WWII Flight Training
On another occasion flak passed within inches of both his ... held in high regard. Of all the heavy WWII bombers, the Fortress could take the most hits and still limp home. For this, their crews ...
insider.si.edu8 个月
World War II Aircraft
The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers ... National Air and Space Museum Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" National Air and ...
BBC5 年
'Rare' WWII bomber lifted from sea 75 years after crash
It is thought the plane got in to trouble shortly after taking off on a test flight The wreckage of a World War Two bomber has been lifted from the sea more than 75 years after it crashed off ...
Business Insider4 年
The secret WWII mission that had US bombers flying at treetop height deep inside Nazi ...
The B-24 Liberator was the most produced US aircraft of World War II and vital to the Allied victory ... German anti-aircraft fire, known as flak, could be trained on a bomber's position in ...