MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: THE STORY OF THE FLYING FORTRESS | The Archive Project

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On the first U.S. air raid in Europe. B-17's are serviced on an English airstrip. Bombs are loaded, guns armed, and bombsights installed. Crews are briefed and then board their airplanes. The B-17's take off, fly in formation, bomb Rouen (France), regroup, return to England, and land.

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Records of the Office of War Information

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Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures

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Date

1943-01-01

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3:38

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