Aviation Art - B-17 Flying Fortress

World War II produced some of the most exotic and fearsome prop-driven planes ever to soar across enemy skies. One of the most powerful weapons of the war was the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. A heavy strategic bomber, the B-17 carried out daylight bombing operations while the R.A.F. continued nightly bombing raids. B-17s dropped more than 640,000 tons of bombs on European targets (more than the B-24 with its 450,000 tons, and the rest of the U.S. bombers put together, with their 460,000 tons. But life wasn't easy for these big bombing platforms. More than 4,700 (one out of every three built) were shot down by German fighters and anti-aircraft flak. Let's go on a raid with these heavy bombers. We'll take them from English air fields across the channel and into occupied Europe. We'll run into a hornet's nest of German fighters, defending their homeland, and we'll fight our way through to drop our bombs. Then we'll reverse our field, drop a few more bombs, fight through more German fighter planes and make our way home. Mission accomplished. The background music includes Bing Crosby singing "The Bombardier Song," followed by sounds of aerial combat from the soundtrack of "Twelve O'Clock High," then a medley of three World War II songs sung by Vera Lynn -- "If I Only Had Wings," "The Badge From Your Coat," and "Roll Out the Barrell."

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[07dajones]

:) that plane is good :)

its like a better verison of the avro lancaster :)

isn't that the type of plane that dropped the atomic bombs? :o

[bestjonbon]

No, that was the B-29 Superfortress. My cousin Wally was a test pilot for the B-29.

[toadenk]

is this the same kind of plain they used in the first heavy metal movie?

[bestjonbon]

What WAS the first heavy metal movie?

[NYCity99]

I remember building, painting and decaling a plastic model of this plane. My dad even hung it from a wire from the ceiling of my bedroom.

Need I say it? I will. Great video.

The transitions add so much to it also.

Peace, Dan

[bestjonbon]

Yes, I built them too. But I always wanted one of those black plastic silhouette models that the army used for identification practice.

[danielcarro100]

BRILLIANT, AMAZING!!!!

[ichmalealsobinich]

Nice paintings of the oldest 4engined bomber of the USAF which could take the most impacts too compared to B24 or B-29. However I think planes like Tupolev SB2 or FW-189 also deserve to be painted.

[hotrod347]

great video. bing and B-17's are a perfect match indeed.

[BlazingAngels220099]

I meant it looked like 1.

[Dogmeat1950]

that's not a 110 lol. it's a KI-46

[BlazingAngels220099]

9:30 japanese Me110 cool.

[toadenk]

i loked at it, yea it is the same type of plane, just search you tub for heavy metal movie plane scene

[07dajones]

ohh okay

the B-29 was a beast :D