WWII-era Boeing B-17 involved in crash in Connecticut was once instrumental in carrying out bombing campaigns against Nazis.
in Connecticut on Wednesday was instrumental in the Allied bombing campaign against Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II, efficient enough to carry out daytime raids over Germany and muscular enough to withstand aerial poundings.
The B-17, one of more than 10,000 built, was once dubbed the"Flying Fortress," prized for its ruggedness and versatility. The crafts were most commonly used for bombing expeditions over Germany, but they were also occasionally used in the Pacific theater, where theyCentral Press / Hulton Archive via Getty Images
Roman, who has flown as a guest on the B-17 involved in the Connecticut crash, said the aircraft was prized in the World War II-era for its technological might.
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