B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBERS RETURN WITH COMBAT DAMAGE AND WOUNDED HD COLOR [ WWII DOCUMENTARY ]

Compilation of Color HD film reels from WWII showing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers returning from missions with various amount of damage and wounded crew from fighters or flak. Also check out my main channel for informative videos about military history, vehicles and weapons: #B17 #combat #damage Footage has been: - Researched - Digitally restored - Upscaled to FHD - Edited together from various archive film reels by Look in The Past channel. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry (prototype Model 299/XB-17) outperformed both competitors and exceeded the Air Corps’ performance specifications. Although Boeing lost the contract (to the Douglas B-18 Bolo) because the prototype crashed, the Air Corps ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation.