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B-17 'Mizpah' after 88mm flak rounds ripped its nose off over Budapest, July 14 1944. Pilot kept it flying 10 mins so the crew could bail out. (lemmy.world)
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[–] urandom@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Wait. So the front fell off?

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

[–] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I just don't want people thinking bombers aren't safe.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

They had to fly it out beyond the environment.

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, it wasn’t built by Boeing.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

wut? Probably was. Boeing designed the B-17 and built more than half of them.

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

Ok, that’ll teach me to try and be amusing without doing research.