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Bomber Camp

Plane and Pilot

They battled German Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs, anti-aircraft artillery (flak), aircraft malfunctions, and frigid temperaturesflying in formations of hundreds while navigating through bad weather to their targets deep in enemy territory. Today, the B-17 serves as both a symbol and memorial of effort, bravery, and the price of freedom.

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