UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945 - A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta Rebel no. 2" after a raid over Wilhelmshaven, 22 March stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 6 APR 1943 intld 34 Press and Censorship Bureau' and '[Associated Press] 85 Fleet Street London EC4.'Printed capation on reverse: 'USA(BRI)CCC. Flying Fortesses, operating from this country, have been rightly dreaded by the German Fighter pilots because of their terrific fire-power, but even they had an "
UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945 - A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta Rebel no. 2" after a raid over Wilhelmshaven, 22 March stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 6 APR 1943 intld 34 Press and Censorship Bureau' and '[Associated Press] 85 Fleet Street London EC4.'Printed capation on reverse: 'USA(BRI)CCC. Flying Fortesses, operating from this country, have been rightly dreaded by the German Fighter pilots because of their terrific fire-power, but even they had an "Achilles Heel" and their opponents found it , they were deficient in frontal fire power for repelling a head on attack. The installation of two machine guns in the nose of the Flying "Forts" has [p]ut this right and they are now defended from every possible angle, making their fire power devastating for any would be attackers. The two machine guns in the nose of the Flying Fortress "Delia Rebel"[sic] on its return from the Wilhelmshaven raid on March "Forts" 21st operational flight. Censor No 254958.' Print, loose , United States Army Air Forces, United States Army Air Forces, 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, 91st Bomb Group
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