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The Mighty 8th Air Force Bombers Head Deep Into Germany (1944) 🇺🇸 Stunning colorized footage shows massive formations of B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators flying in tight combat box deep over enemy territory on a mission into Germany. Before the P-51 Mustang became their escort, these crews relied...

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🦉 Did You Know? 🛫 The Miracle of the “All American” – A B-17 That Refused to Die On February 1, 1943, over the skies of Tunisia, a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress named All American (41-24406) from the 97th Bomb Group was limping home from a raid on German ports when disaster struck. A Luftwaffe Bf 109 slammed head-on into her. The fighter’s wing ripped through the bomber’s rear fuselage like a giant can opener — nearly severing the entire tail section. Only a thin strip of aluminum kept the tail from breaking off completely. The vertical stabilizer was shredded. By all rights, she should have tumbled out of the sky. But she didn’t. Pilot Lt. Kendrick “Ken” Bragg Jr. and his crew kept her steady. With masterful throttle work and raw determination, the battered Fortress nursed herself hundreds of miles back to base at Biskra, Algeria. Every man aboard walked away unharmed. The now-legendary photo (taken from another B-17) shows the gaping wound — one of the most incredible combat damage images of WWII. This wasn’t over England or Germany. This was the brutal North African campaign, where the 97th Bomb Group helped turn the tide against Rommel’s Afrika Korps. The All American was repaired and flew again. Her story became legend — inspiring the squadron’s “praying puppy” emblem and giving us the phrase “on a wing and a prayer.” Sheer toughness. American grit. And a Flying Fortress that simply wouldn’t quit. Respect to the crew and all the airmen who fought in that unforgiving theater. ✈️ #WWII #B17FlyingFortress

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