USAAF ground crew working on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses at RAF Manston, in Kent, England. The American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft was developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. It was primarily employed by the USAAF in the daylight component of the Allied strategic bombing campaign over Europe, complementing RAF Bomber Command's night bombers in attacking German industrial, military and civili
USAAF ground crew working on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses at RAF Manston, in Kent, England. The American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft was developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. It was primarily employed by the USAAF in the daylight component of the Allied strategic bombing campaign over Europe, complementing RAF Bomber Command's night bombers in attacking German industrial, military and civilian targets.
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Location: Great Britain, UK
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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