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An air-to-air left front view of a B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil" aircraft flying in an air show held during the Air Force Association's "Gathering of Eagles," Las Vegas, Nevada. 27 April 1986. U.S. Air Force/Mike Haggerty

Bomber Battle: B-17 Flying Fortress vs. B-24 Liberator (Who Wins?)

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America's B-17 Bombers Had A Tough Fight Against The Nazis Over Berlin

By U.S. Air Force - https://media.defense.gov/2006/Jun/01/2000554879/-1/-1/0/060512-F-1234S-008.JPG at gallery page, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4502337

Operation Aphrodite: How the Allies Turned Old Planes Into Flying Bombs During World War II

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Death Trap: The Eighth Air Force's B-17s Had a Rought Time over Nazi Skies

Image: Norden bombsight in the nose of a B-26C. This is the same sight used in B-17s in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Was the Norden Bombsight Really a War-Winning Wonder Weapon?

Several Luftwaffe officers inspect a crashed B-17 somewhere in Germany. Between August 1942 and May 8, 1945, Eighth Air Force flew 10,631 missions and lost 4,145 B-17s, each with a 10-man crew. U.S. Air Force.

U.S. Bombers Had To Run a Gauntlet To Destroy Nazi Oil Facilities

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An air-to-air left front view of a B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil" aircraft flying in an air show held during the Air Force Association's "Gathering of Eagles," Las Vegas, Nevada. 27 April 1986. U.S. Air Force/Mike Haggerty

Bomber Battle: B-17 Flying Fortress vs. B-24 Liberator (Who Wins?)

America's B-17 Bombers Had A Tough Fight Against The Nazis Over Berlin

By U.S. Air Force - https://media.defense.gov/2006/Jun/01/2000554879/-1/-1/0/060512-F-1234S-008.JPG at gallery page, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4502337

Operation Aphrodite: How the Allies Turned Old Planes Into Flying Bombs During World War II

https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_BM2E6681ATB01&share=true

Death Trap: The Eighth Air Force's B-17s Had a Rought Time over Nazi Skies

Image: Norden bombsight in the nose of a B-26C. This is the same sight used in B-17s in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Was the Norden Bombsight Really a War-Winning Wonder Weapon?

Several Luftwaffe officers inspect a crashed B-17 somewhere in Germany. Between August 1942 and May 8, 1945, Eighth Air Force flew 10,631 missions and lost 4,145 B-17s, each with a 10-man crew. U.S. Air Force.

U.S. Bombers Had To Run a Gauntlet To Destroy Nazi Oil Facilities

B-17s of the 390th Bomb Group, flying out of RAF Framlingham, England. U.S. Army Air Force.

What Was It Like Hitting Nazi Germany's Well-Defended Cities From a B-17 Flying Fortress?

Boeing B-17F radar bombing through clouds over Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 13, 1943. U.S. Air Force.

These American B-17 Bombers Had To Make A White-Knuckle Escape From Germany

By USAAF - Official U.S. Air Force photo 051118-F-1234P-041 from the USAF Museum website [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1571137

Bombs Away: The Eighth Air Force Played a Vital Role in Beating Nazi Germany

By U.S. Air Force - www.nationalmuseum.af.mil (direct link), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17886955

Yes, Allied B-17 Bomber Pilots Really Hated Hitler's Jet Fighters