Life Inside The B-17 Flying Fortress (Cross Section)

[@Simplehistory]

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[@TheIncinerator06]

On the topic of returning after ridiculous damage taken, Ye Olde Pub was a B-17 that lost all but 3 feet of its left tail elevator, had 1 engine down, 1 engine at half power, and a third engine that would occasionally turbocharge itself and nearly rip itself of the wing. It also had lost the tail gunner and had all but 1 of its MGs either freeze or run out of ammo. It actually did return home due to a German fighter pilot (Franz Stigler) that saw the state of the bomber and decided he couldn't shoot it down, and escorted it over the Atlantic Wall. True story, it's in the book A Higher Call

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Just finished that book 12 days ago

[@bomerdoomer69420]

Can you do a video about the history of the pistol and its evolution from flintlock to the 20 bullet mag full auto glock? It would be really cool to see all the weird designs between the ages

[@brj_han]

It would be the first 20 hour Simple History video! 😁

[@chickennugget-agentfuture]

​@brj_han they would probably only show wierd designs and the important guns

[@chickennugget-agentfuture]

​@@brj_hanso it would be less but i found the joke funny so please dont get angry at me idk what im doing

[@JustsomerandomnNebraskan11]

What?

[@juanindojorgijanad782]

Good job from Simple History for making another B-17 Flying Fortress video.

[@NemechekFan87]

Sarcasm?

[@SquidFiddle]

Yeah, the other videos didn’t focus solely on the aircraft. This one does, which is pretty cool.

[@vipergtsmre]

This aircraft is literally why I'm alive. Gramps somehow survived ww2. 8th/12th/15th AAC, 301St Bombers, 419th sq. Msgt, 2 BS. He worked for Sperry after his service.

[@KyleShiflet13666]

I love the look of the B-17b. It just looks so sleek

[@terrenceshibata2983]

Same, it looks sleek but it looks 1920s ish unstable.

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@terrenceshibata2983 yeah that's true

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[@42069TV]

"What were they thinking?!"

[@Backroad_Junkie]

Does anyone remember the series, "Amazing Stories" from the mid-80's? There was one episode about a ball turret that got stuck, with the landing gear destroyed, which means if the plane landed, the belly gunner would become paste on the runway. So he draws a picture of the plane, with wheels, goes into a trance, and... It was one of the episodes I remember pretty clearly. That was a great show...

[@alm5992]

Not many are going to remember 45+ years ago.

[@n.a.4292]

And the episode was probably bullcrap, since crews were trained for situation: the first thing they did was getting the gunner out the ball turret, then detach it before landing.

[@Backroad_Junkie]

@@alm5992 I looked it up. It was called, "The Mission". It was directed by Steven Spielberg, and starred Casey Siemaszko, Kevin Costner and Kiefer Sutherland. I remember the story, but not who was in it... I might have it on VHS. I think I recorded both seasons. I should look...

[@Backroad_Junkie]

@@n.a.4292 It was a Spielberg fantasy, probably developed for the series. In order for the ep to work, he had to be stuck in there, lol.

[@ft2bme]

Yes! In fact I rewatched it last year, wondering if I would find it dumb decades after I watched it and loved it when it was new. Turns out, I still loved it.

[@AdrianAnimates28]

It’s a bird!, its a plane, it ain’t a plane that’s a flying house

[@Ceomania14]

Nah a flying studio apartment

[@coolchannel9913]

Ikr

[@man-ji9dm]

Definitely

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Definitely

[@carlosferreira6420]

Nah is like a flying bus

[@user-kr7yh8vw9m]

Well done Simple History, well done. I really liked this cross section of the B-17 Flying Fortress, one of the most legendary aircraft of the Second World War. Despite the heavy losses it still remained a well-regarded bomber.

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

Those ball turrets really remind me of Attack of the Clones

[@sylviaward2311]

I’m seeing one fly next week, Sally B a truly magnificent B-17 used in the film Memphis Belle

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[@andrewmontgomery5621]

One of my favourite aircraft along with the Spitfire. PS: A B-17 actally starred in the James Bond movie Thunderball with the Fulton man recovery system.

[@TheCombatCorporal24]

Dang, the B-17 could be a very cool lego set!

[@matthewwilson5548]

Love it! another awesome piece of history made "simple". Keep pressing on!

[@maestromike91971]

Hello, my friend. I’m military and have been for 32 years and counting. I entered through ROTC. I started Second Lieutenant. I went off to the first Gulf war after two months in. I’m one of a small group of men who did not get PTSD from it. It was a pretty easy war. I became a Ranger and went to Africa in the Black Hawk Down attacks . I got a Purple Heart and another on on another tour in Africa propelling from Black hawks. I have seen a lot, but any solider who have been through one tour has. I am now a high ranking officer. Starting Will it turn it being in her over three decades will do that.

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[@Anonymous-bs8it]

The best B-17 animation video on YT with top notch graphics and data!

[@DasZaku]

My grandfather was a gunner for the B-17 near the end of the war. He never really talked about it but would say he was very thankful when it ended.

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War Thunder… 2 years of gameplay and still suffering at 5.0…something about the game keeps me going though, possibly that big juicy “Target destroyed” notification…god ain’t that satisfying

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Waiting for this vid for years

[@TheLastArbiter]

Got to fly in one. Then called my grandpa who flew them in WWII. Have one in a tattoo piece on my arm in his honor.

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[@glitchvlogs6597]

flying in a B-17 whilst in combat is probably safer than flying in a modern Boeing plane.

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Free war thunder items AND an entertaining/informative video on the B-17. Awesome work Simple History 💪

[@TheCombatCorporal24]

I love your channel bro! 😎👍

[@NormanconEVE]

They haven't been completely grounded. It was due to an air to air crash at an airshow I believe and since I know of and have been lucky enough to see one flying after extensive inspections

[@average_pilotgaming]

do the b29 next please

[@trmptr4484]

The groundings have been lifted. I believe there are 6 airworthy B-17s left

[@Cuccos19]

Some USAAF bombers were shot down near my grandma's childhood village in Hungary. She said that there was a short little gypsy guy among the Americans who got caught by the local law enforcement forces (csendőrség, something like Gendarmerie in France or Carabinieri in Italy). My grandma didn't know than that the "small gypsy guy" was actually a latino.😂

[@StevenLiew-tc1cl]

5:43, just realized it's a reference from a mobile game called "Turret Commander" by Kylinworks Software. Nice game.

[@frenchfan3368]

Watching this video brought back flashbacks from the recent mini series "Masters of the Air." Yes, the series was far from perfect but it did give us a good glimpse into what flying was like in these super fortresses.

[@Sharkpog808]

2:31 I thought that was a parody of that one subway ad gor a sec

[@JoyKazuhira]

im currently addicted to this game lol im in rank 3 german. perfect timing i was looking for some b17 action and history.

[@jameszbinden729]

The airworthy B17s were grounded due to an AD about Wing Spar fatigue cracking. But most are still flying because the AD added another inspection to the checklist. Plus the FAA babies warbirds quite a bit. Source: A&P that really loves WW2 aviation

[@angelaponte-gamingymas6264]

5:44 Those M2 seems like M60

[@anonymous-uf4hg]

C-108 "flying fortress" was the grandpa to the AC-130 "angle of death", and no other plane besides the C-108 can really fit that role!

[@jimmyyu2184]

Got to go inside a B-17G in Chino, CA air museum, very cramped inside. hit my head 3x before I learned to hunch when walking in there...

[@kaisykaisy]

Thank you, very good show.

[@WarhammerWings]

Not all Forts have been grounded. Sally B still flies today.

[@Anthus.]

The top secret Nordon bomb sight didn't work.

[@OwenGallagher-ye4np]

Sometimes I wonder if they had to use the restroom, where would the crew had to use a bathroom while flying? If it came equipped with one

[@LastEarBender]

The commemorative AF museum nearby offers flights in these still - a bit pricey to be sure.

[@WW2fan-sh8jq]

You should do B-24

[@erdr12]

Had a great grandfather they flew one of these in WW2. He was shot down twice first time he was captured by the British and held for a couple day because they thought he was a spy and the second time he was captured by Germans and spent a few months in a camp till the end of the war.

[@Harikejn]

That's so amazing video. Believe it or not Yugoslav air force had B-17 G in their air force. There are two versions of that story. One story says that it landed on Sombor airfield on April 30th 1945. And it was there a couple days. After that it was sent to USSR. The other story says that it was there on Sombor airfield, and the markings were repainted to have Yugoslav markings. It was in service for one year, and after that it was retired. There is a rumor that the B-17 G is in depths of Belgrade's museum of aviation, along with Yugoslav P-38 Lighting. What is true from these two things, that's a good question. My suggestion is that you make a video of life inside the B-29 (you can correct me if you haven't made that video).

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Pls a video about the spitfire

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Basically this is the first ever AC-130

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Good job with video, entartaining, very usefull informantion, nice!

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I wonder if they'll cover stories of Old 666 like Yarnhub did

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That took serious 🏀’s to get up in that and fight. Huge ⚽️’s

[@TheRealArtimusKnight]

Can you guys do a cross section on the He-111 or the B-25 Mitchell?

[@DeRose05]

B-24 next?

[@natheriver8910]

Very interesting

[@catgaming8401]

Do you think you could make a cross section of a B-29? Or possibly on a ship of any class?

[@SallyOMara-ux5ww]

Epic 2:41

[@Static_Sniper_277]

What was with the small little glass canopies on the body of the prototype? I am going to assume they are viewing ports of some kind.

[@number1yota]

They were grounded due to a airboss's incompetence which lead to the death of 6 Men, and the loss of 1 B-17 and 1 P-63.

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That job as turret ball is very extreme😢😢😱😱

[@Drew791]

Wow between Blue Paw Print’s recent B-17 videos and this, we’re eating well

[@Unfassbarer]

Danke!

[@ShownlokiAndCosmicbear]

Can you make the video about the B-29 (You didn't even have a single video of it , I think?)

[@Ryan_McGee]

Was this the plane in Dr. Strangelove?

[@emirteimouri7150]

Cool

[@noahjimenez662]

*flying fortress variants exist Gaijin: write that down! write that down!

[@mahdman3]

No way NO HOW am I operating that ball turret! F that!!

[@Godzilla20191]

Yes finally

[@Flapjack_]

My great grandpa flew the b24 and survived the war and did 50 missions 😂

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wow

[@roaropgard8575]

B-17 had a weak spot uppertail sections

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This machine showed Germans what does democracy mean.

[@cerberus144]

My grandpa flew these in the war!

[@MistaTofMaine]

Nice my grandfather was on one, he was radio/communications.

[@mjlsx376]

When Boeing built planes that fell apart in combat after being shot, not in normal flight

[@StressmanFIN]

IL-2 -> The Flying Tank B-17 -> The Flying Fortress.

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Pope is on the ground

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huh, so boeing has been doing dangerous planes since 1935.

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Its in the name

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God bless the poor German citizens

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Why don't you use meters and kilometers per hour like a normal person ?

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No offense to those B-17 lovers but I’m just gonna say this thing overrated

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