SSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agoB-17 'Mizpah' after 88mm flak rounds ripped its nose off over Budapest, July 14 1944. Pilot kept it flying 10 mins so the crew could bail out.imagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1143arrow-down1imageB-17 'Mizpah' after 88mm flak rounds ripped its nose off over Budapest, July 14 1944. Pilot kept it flying 10 mins so the crew could bail out.SSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezergtoshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoYeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
minus-squareredhorsejacket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoI just don’t want people thinking bombers aren’t safe.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThey had to fly it out beyond the environment.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agowut? Probably was. Boeing designed the B-17 and built more than half of them.
minus-squareCodpiece@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoOk, that’ll teach me to try and be amusing without doing research.
minus-squareisolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
Wait. So the front fell off?
Yeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.
I just don’t want people thinking bombers aren’t safe.
They had to fly it out beyond the environment.
No, it wasn’t built by Boeing.
wut? Probably was. Boeing designed the B-17 and built more than half of them.
Ok, that’ll teach me to try and be amusing without doing research.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM