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The M2 .50 Caliber Made The B-17 A Flying Fortress
When enemy fighters approached, everyone but the pilot and co-pilot was expected to operate a machine gun. Each B-17 initially carried around 5,000 rounds of ammunition—with the tail gunners and ...
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B-17 Flying Fortress: The Bomber That Won World War II
This height enabled the B-17 to fly far above the most advanced anti-aircraft fire at the time. The Flying Fortress could ...