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75 years after his last mission, WWII bomber pilot recounts 'sheer terror' of bombing runs over Nazi Germany
![Did you know that the Fulton-equipped B-17 that saved 007 in the movie Thunderball had also flown the longest B-17 mission ever? - The Aviation Geek Club Did you know that the Fulton-equipped B-17 that saved 007 in the movie Thunderball had also flown the longest B-17 mission ever? - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/B-17-Fulton-007-1280x720.jpg)
Did you know that the Fulton-equipped B-17 that saved 007 in the movie Thunderball had also flown the longest B-17 mission ever? - The Aviation Geek Club
![Mission markers and nose art on the B-17 bomber "High Tension", 1942-45 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories Mission markers and nose art on the B-17 bomber "High Tension", 1942-45 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories](https://49fe30bb3aa7406c16dc-5c968119d095dc32d807923c59347cc2.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2009.278.677_1.jpg)
Mission markers and nose art on the B-17 bomber "High Tension", 1942-45 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories
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Ground and air crew make adjustments to their B-17 prior to mission, England, 1943 - [964 x 727] : r/MilitaryPorn
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