![Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like 'trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire' Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like 'trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire'](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/B-17-Tail-Gunner.jpg)
Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like 'trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire'
![Level 4 Model Kit Boeing B17-G Flying Fortress Bomber Aircraft 1/48 Scale Model by Revell - LIVECARMODEL.com Level 4 Model Kit Boeing B17-G Flying Fortress Bomber Aircraft 1/48 Scale Model by Revell - LIVECARMODEL.com](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-yrkef1j7/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/31340/139391/23__20126.1680785918.jpg?c=2)
Level 4 Model Kit Boeing B17-G Flying Fortress Bomber Aircraft 1/48 Scale Model by Revell - LIVECARMODEL.com
![This B-17 was hit by an 88mm shell, remained in formation and gave the chance to those who survived to bail out safely. The story of the headless Flying Fortress. - The This B-17 was hit by an 88mm shell, remained in formation and gave the chance to those who survived to bail out safely. The story of the headless Flying Fortress. - The](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Headless-B-17-Flying-Fortress.jpg)
This B-17 was hit by an 88mm shell, remained in formation and gave the chance to those who survived to bail out safely. The story of the headless Flying Fortress. - The
![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
![Project Castor: the story of B-17 and B-24 bombers converted into flying bombs and aimed to destroy Luftwaffe's V-1 sites - The Aviation Geek Club Project Castor: the story of B-17 and B-24 bombers converted into flying bombs and aimed to destroy Luftwaffe's V-1 sites - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/B-17-B-24-bombers.jpg)
Project Castor: the story of B-17 and B-24 bombers converted into flying bombs and aimed to destroy Luftwaffe's V-1 sites - The Aviation Geek Club
![Things don't look rosy for our big cities:” Here's what the Luftwaffe's leadership thought of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber - The Aviation Geek Club Things don't look rosy for our big cities:” Here's what the Luftwaffe's leadership thought of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Luftwaffe-B-17-1.jpg)
Things don't look rosy for our big cities:” Here's what the Luftwaffe's leadership thought of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber - The Aviation Geek Club
![A liquid cooled b17 prototype. 1 was built and crashed. Nothing further came of the project : r/Warthunder A liquid cooled b17 prototype. 1 was built and crashed. Nothing further came of the project : r/Warthunder](https://i.redd.it/8vuhmo7mk1t41.jpg)
A liquid cooled b17 prototype. 1 was built and crashed. Nothing further came of the project : r/Warthunder
![The Ki-43 pilot lionized by Japanese as the first to deliberately ram a B-17 likely misjudged the attack approach and hit the bomber - The Aviation Geek Club The Ki-43 pilot lionized by Japanese as the first to deliberately ram a B-17 likely misjudged the attack approach and hit the bomber - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/B-17-Ki-43.jpg)
The Ki-43 pilot lionized by Japanese as the first to deliberately ram a B-17 likely misjudged the attack approach and hit the bomber - The Aviation Geek Club
![Norden Bombsight, Formation Bombing and Lead Crews: How American B-17 Bombers Hoped to Achieve Air Superiority during Long-Range Daylight Precision Bombings over Germany - The Aviation Geek Club Norden Bombsight, Formation Bombing and Lead Crews: How American B-17 Bombers Hoped to Achieve Air Superiority during Long-Range Daylight Precision Bombings over Germany - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Schweinfurt.jpg)
Norden Bombsight, Formation Bombing and Lead Crews: How American B-17 Bombers Hoped to Achieve Air Superiority during Long-Range Daylight Precision Bombings over Germany - The Aviation Geek Club
![The story of the B-17D Flying Fortresses that became the first US heavy bombers to perform the trans-Pacific flight to the Philippines - The Aviation Geek Club The story of the B-17D Flying Fortresses that became the first US heavy bombers to perform the trans-Pacific flight to the Philippines - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/B-17D.jpg)