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Español: B-17 de la 8ª. Fuerza Aérea bombardeando una planta de Focke Wulf en Marienburg, Alemania, 1943.
English: The first big raid by the 8th Air Force was on a Focke Wulf plant at Marienburg. Coming back, the Germans were up in full force and we lost at least 80 ships-800 men, many of them pals. Army Air Forces., 1943
Français : Un des premiers raids de la 8th USAAF sur l'Allemagne, en 1943. La cible est l'usine aéronautique Focke-Wulf de Marienbourg. La 8th perd 80 bombardiers.
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Background notes: B-17 Flying Fortress
עברית: B-17 מבצר מעופף הוא מפציץ כבד מתוצרת ארצות הברית. מטוס הבואינג B-17 מבצר מעופף היה המפציץ הכבד בעל ארבעה מנועים הראשון שיוצר בצורה המונית. זהו אחד המטוסים שנבנו בכמויות הגדולות ביותר מעולם.
日本語: B-17は第二次世界大戦時のアメリカ陸軍航空隊の主力大型爆撃機。アメリカ合衆国、ボーイング社の製造。「4発大型爆撃機は鈍重なので夜間爆撃にしか使えない」という当時の常識を破った画期的な高速爆撃機で、別名、フライングフォートレス（空の要塞）。


B-17 Flying Fortress

Gallery-B-17 Flying Fortress / 1930s aircraft / Boeing / Bomber aircraft / World War II aircraft

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