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The four-engine heavy bomber aircraft known as Flying Fortresses carry cameramen on board to capture the action as they drop bombs over a target and dodge flak in the skies, and then attack the U-boat base at St.
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AEROPLANES (America) Testing FORTRESSES machine gun
GUNS FORTRESSES guns in action V.G.
Airforce - Active
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Bomber Command, Coastal Command, Norden Bombsight, Memphis Belle, Eighth Air Force, Saint-Nazaire, Operation Chariot, United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Background: The four-engine heavy bomber aircraft known as Flying Fortresses carry cameramen on board to capture the action as they drop bombs over a target and dodge flak in the skies, and then attack the U-boat base at St. Nazaire in France, during which a bomber is hit and the pilot must parachute to safety
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