The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission was a strategic bombing mission during World War II carried out by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers of the US Army Air Forces on August 17, 1943. The missio
1st Bomb Wing B-17s over Schweinfurt, Germany
Track chart of the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission
The Messerschmitt factory at Regensburg obscured by smoke after it was bombed
B-17s of the Regensburg strike force flying south over the Alps on their way to North Africa
56th Operations Group
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The 56th Operations Group is a unit of the United States Air Force, and the flying component of the 56th Fighter Wing.
21st Fighter Squadron F-16A
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F-16 of the 62d Fighter Squadron ready for takeoff at Luke
F-16C Block 42J Fighting Falcon 90-0768 flies over the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico during a QF-4 drone chase.