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
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
B-17s of the 379th Bomb Group, part of the Schweinfurt strike force
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The 100th Air Refueling Wing, nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth, is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. It is stationed
Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission
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Dedication of wing KC-135 as Skipper III to honor a former 351st Bombardment Squadron B-17
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A 100th Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress
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