A United States B-17 bomber in flight over the Royal Air Force Base Polebrook in ...HD Stock Footage

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A United States B-17 bomber in flight over the Royal Air Force Base Polebrook in England.

A United States B-17 bomber taxis and takes off from the Royal Air Force Base Polebrook in England. View over wing of the B-17 in flight. The B-17 backs away to the right, levels off, flies right to left and bombs away to, and down under camera plane. Aerial view of the rugged terrain with low hazy clouds. Propellers spinning in the foreground. The B-17 in flight during the late evening hours. Location: Northamptonshire England. Date: June 1943.

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