Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “B-17 Gunners vs. Luftwaffe” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/b-17-gunners-vs-luftwaffe/.


According USAAF records/ statistics, the majority of B-17 gunners were killed by Flak rather than by Luftwaffe fighters. The same is true of B-17's being shot down. The vast majority were shot down by Flak.So how many Luftwaffe fighters did the 8AF gunners kill? And how many 8AF gunners were killed in aerial combat?![]()
“A regular fortress”, one of them said, “a fortress with wings!”“Why, it’s a flying fortress!”
Richard Williams, reporter for the Seattle Times, upon seeing a B-17