Trailer at the site.
Trailer at the site.
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The Movie,
“Memphis Belle”
Seemed a Good Depiction.
I’m sure it was a B-17.
In his book, Adolph Galland said the nickname “flying fortress” was a very strong psychological impression. He said the Germans tried very hard to get the phrase “flying coffins” into usage. It didn’t work.
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12 o CLOCK HIGH Really does a good job of covering considerations given into the tactics and the logistics used on bombing runs
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Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown_and_Franz_Stigler_incident#Franz_Stigler
Thanks for posting this, Rum! I just scored a pair of tickets I would not have otherwise gotten as I had no idea this was coming down the pike. Why such a high-quality film about a high-interest topic would do one-night/one showing only is beyond me but... I got mine!
I think this give one gives a good idea what it was like. It was one DANGEROUS situation to be in. I think half of all B17's made were shot down. Those cannons the Germans had ripped them to pieces and those R4M Rockets late in the war were even more devastating. I wouldn't want to be in one.
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For those interested, the book “B-17’s Over Berlin” is a spell-binding compilation of verbatim first-hand stories of what it was like to crew these aircraft. One of the few books I started reading and could not put down.
Thanks for posting this. I bought tix as soon as you posted it. Theatre was about 3/4 sold out already.
A beautiful aircraft.
A final development too late for production replaced the G chin turret with a smooth nose encasing an experimental .60 gun, and a recessed bombardier section.
It looked curiously like the YB-17 and early pre-war models: more streamlined.