![Pilot error likely caused WWII-era bomber crash in Connecticut that killed 7, including Long Beach man: NTSB | KTLA Pilot error likely caused WWII-era bomber crash in Connecticut that killed 7, including Long Beach man: NTSB | KTLA](https://ktla.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/04/AP21103552704305.jpg?w=2560&h=1440&crop=1)
Pilot error likely caused WWII-era bomber crash in Connecticut that killed 7, including Long Beach man: NTSB | KTLA
Which World War II airplanes could sustain the most stupid amount of damage and could still return home? - Quora
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![This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/23tnYXlEZ9Sii111QgKJVbC8EWo=/fit-in/1600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/0d/c1/0dc19eaa-3286-4b67-b3d4-1c186c609ccf/si97-15363h.jpg)
This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
Among allied bomber aircraft in WWII, the B-17 is regarded as highly resistant to battle damage and B-24 more fragile. Are these reputations accurate? - Quora
![B17 battle damage this plane flew home in this condition to it's base the 92nd Bomb Group Podington - YouTube B17 battle damage this plane flew home in this condition to it's base the 92nd Bomb Group Podington - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TealLv1W1hE/maxresdefault.jpg)
B17 battle damage this plane flew home in this condition to it's base the 92nd Bomb Group Podington - YouTube
![B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBERS RETURN WITH COMBAT DAMAGE AND WOUNDED HD COLOR [ WWII DOCUMENTARY ] - YouTube B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBERS RETURN WITH COMBAT DAMAGE AND WOUNDED HD COLOR [ WWII DOCUMENTARY ] - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ojgpg-gKs-0/hqdefault.jpg)
B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBERS RETURN WITH COMBAT DAMAGE AND WOUNDED HD COLOR [ WWII DOCUMENTARY ] - YouTube
![Aquila Polonica on Twitter: "An astonishing amount of battle damage on the Wellington bomber "Zośka" following a raid over Bremen, September 1942 during #WW2. Quite a feat for the aircrew from #Polish Aquila Polonica on Twitter: "An astonishing amount of battle damage on the Wellington bomber "Zośka" following a raid over Bremen, September 1942 during #WW2. Quite a feat for the aircrew from #Polish](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFpN9oIVUAI7N91.jpg:large)
Aquila Polonica on Twitter: "An astonishing amount of battle damage on the Wellington bomber "Zośka" following a raid over Bremen, September 1942 during #WW2. Quite a feat for the aircrew from #Polish
![Photo] US B-17F Fortress “All-American” of 414th BS, 97th BG on the ground at its base in Biskra, Algeria showing severe damage from a mid-air collision with a… | Wwii aircraft, Wwii Photo] US B-17F Fortress “All-American” of 414th BS, 97th BG on the ground at its base in Biskra, Algeria showing severe damage from a mid-air collision with a… | Wwii aircraft, Wwii](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/6c/c1/d8/6cc1d88c2fde7f46911def37eff0e0ca--vintage-airplanes-wwii.jpg)
Photo] US B-17F Fortress “All-American” of 414th BS, 97th BG on the ground at its base in Biskra, Algeria showing severe damage from a mid-air collision with a… | Wwii aircraft, Wwii
During World War 2, how much damage does an aircraft need to take before being considered a write off? - Quora
![The story of the crew of a badly damaged American B-17 that was saved by a Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot that escorted the crippled bomber over the North Sea - The Aviation The story of the crew of a badly damaged American B-17 that was saved by a Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot that escorted the crippled bomber over the North Sea - The Aviation](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/B-17-Bf-109.jpg)
The story of the crew of a badly damaged American B-17 that was saved by a Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot that escorted the crippled bomber over the North Sea - The Aviation
![One Man Explains Why WWII Aircraft Were Protected The Wrong Way, And It's An Important Example Of "Survival Bias" | Bored Panda One Man Explains Why WWII Aircraft Were Protected The Wrong Way, And It's An Important Example Of "Survival Bias" | Bored Panda](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/world-war-2-aircraft-survivorship-bias-abraham-wald-16-5c7fa1f9274ce__700.jpg)
One Man Explains Why WWII Aircraft Were Protected The Wrong Way, And It's An Important Example Of "Survival Bias" | Bored Panda
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