When Two B-17s Piggybacked



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It’s December 31st, 1944. Thirty seven B-17s from the Allied 100th Bomb Group USAAF are heading towards Hamburg to destroy oil refineries. Flying through a blizzard of deadly flak, they’re pounced on by German fighters. In the swarm of battle, two B-17s collide. What happens next is an incredible tale of bravery, expert airmanship and honor.

Historical sources:
Rojohn, Cyndi (2018). The Piggyback Flight Pilot’s Journey
100thbg.com – 100th Bomb Group Foundation

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00:00 B-17 Mission to Hamburg
00:55 Two B-17s Collide Midair
01:32 Bombing Hamburg & Air Battle
04:04 Luftwaffe Strikes Again
05:03 Nine Lives & Little Skipper Collision
08:39 B-17 Gunners Bail Out
11:30 Pilots Fight for Their Lives
13:04 Surviving Against All Odds

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39 Comments

  1. WWII has so many moments that sound completely made up until you realize there are photographs and eyewitness accounts behind them.

    Two aircraft becoming locked together in midair is one of those stories. And honestly, the strange accidents and near-impossible situations experienced by ordinary crews are sometimes more fascinating than the battles themselves.

    There are still so many of these forgotten stories buried in WWII records.

  2. FLY-BOYS PAST & NOW – ??

    World War I gave us the fly-boys

    Who flew by the seat of their pants.

    Many would never return from war

    While others survived by chance.

    Their planes were mostly canvas and wood

    Gasoline, bullets, bombs and poison gas.

    Every pilot carried his own pistol

    Wearing leathers, scarf and goggles of glass.

    Aviators had no Parachutes

    To escape their burning plane.

    Many were forced to jump to their death

    Or self-inflect a bullet to the brain.

    Blimps where known as battleships of the sky

    The roar of their engines gave reason for fear.

    They flew so high they were hard to shoot down

    Hiding above clouds till their targets drew near.

    Tracer bullets for the first time were used

    In the guns of airplanes to set blimps a fire.

    The skies became man’s highway of death

    With duty and honor their driving desire.

    How many Fly-boys have we lost since then

    Those days of the Great War and more?

    Where do we get such brave souls of chance

    Who rise from the rest in the battles of war?

    By War Poet & Sermons In Rhyme Tom Zart At 81#

  3. Rest in Paradise Staff Sergeant Joseph L. Russo 🙏

    Réquiem aetérnam dona eis, Dómine,et lux perpétua lúceat eis.Requiéscant in pace. Amen.

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