B-17 Flying Fortress Audio and Video Files

• Listen to the sound of a B-17 in flight (96 KB wav file)
  
  
• Listen to the sounds of a typical bomber attack, as would have been heard by people on the ground, starting with the sound of the approaching planes and followed by anti-aircraft fire and then the sound of falling bombs (762 KB mp3 file)
  
  
• View video taken from a German fighter plane while attacking a B-17, showing the B-17's durability (802 KB wmv file)
  
  
• View video from inside and outside of a B-17 in flight (streaming video)
  
  
• View video of a B-17 on the ground and in flight (streaming video)
  
  
• View video taken from inside a B-17 on a modern-day flight (54.9 MB wmv file)
  
  
• View video of B-17s in flight, with a narration describing the plane's wartime record (23.8 MB wmv file)
  
  
• View color video of the 25th and final mission of the 'Memphis Belle' (26.4 MB wmv file)
  
  
• View a 6-part video on the history of the B-17, from its inception through its service in WW2
  
  
  • Part 1: There are multiple early versions of the B-17 (19.4 MB wmv file)
  • Part 2: Pearl Harbor creates an immediate demand for the B-17 (22.5 MB wmv file)
  • Part 3: B-17s join the European war (21.0 MB wmv file)
  • Part 4: New battle tactics, design changes and fighter escorts improve the B-17's effectiveness (19.8 MB wmv file)
  • Part 5: The B-17 sees some action in the Pacific war; the B-29 is introduced (20.1 MB wmv file)
  • Part 6: B-17s are used as radio-controlled drones in postwar research (13.5 MB wmv file)

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