12th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress Group Africa (1942)

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More silent film footage, so I added period music to it as it's a long clip.

All I've been able to figure out is that the 97th and 301st bomber groups, were moved from the Eighth Air Force in England to the Twelfth Air Force in North Africa.

Feel free to comment the planes, places etc...I think it's Tunisia

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[L33tP1ckL]

Epic footage, unoffensive music. Most of YouTube could learn a thing from you AB.

[xxgameoverxx789]

my great grandpa flew on one

[Thetalinshow]

my grampa was a nazi...

[Thetalinshow]

im glad u didnt put crazy ass dubstep for the music

[PilotRyanProductions]

@ilias2oo6 ur a dick

[2050Diana]

Awesone video. I have been researching my father who was a navigator from that same base in Nov/Dec 42 and actually flew missions on 2 of the dates shown in the filming.  I checked to see if I saw his aircraft was there either by name or tail number, but no. Anyway it was quite nice to see them in the air. Thanks so much for posting.

[ilias2oo6]

@xxgameoverxx789 we dont give a fuck

[356butch]

Thanks for the video. My father was an engineer/top turret gunner on a "Fort" with the 368th in England. Vids like this kind of help me put myself in his place for a few minutes. Hats off to these brave pilots and air crews. Cheers!

[wolftune]

i think it was at Tafaraoui (North Africa) with the 301st Bomb Group

[wkeil1981]

what a great video

[mrclaytonio]

i love the site of the lumber ring giants cut through the air on take off

[PA28140]

Great video. Back to a time when Americans were patriotic, and the women in music could actually sing. My Uncle just passed last year. He was a mechanic and worked on B-17's. He maintained the 50's.... He told me a story once about how they wanted to see how long a 50 cal would shoot before it failed. He said he shot for 2 minutes straight, and the barrels turned cherry red and started bending downard. It was still shooting, but not very straight. I miss him. Thanks for the video.