the story of a flying fortress created for the office of war information by hollywood director william wyler and a crew of photographers. this documents several missions of the bomber in 1943 including scenes of combat over german territory. more than 25,000 u.s. heavy bomber crew men were killed in combat and about 8,000 of the heavy bombers were destroyed. selected for preservation by the national film registry in 2001, this is about 40 minutes.

the story of a flying fortress created for the office of war information by hollywood director william wyler and a crew of photographers. this documents several missions of the bomber in 1943 including scenes of combat over german territory. more than 25,000 u.s. heavy bomber crew men were killed in combat and about 8,000 of the heavy bombers were destroyed. selected for preservation by the national film registry in 2001, this is about 40 minutes. ♪ ♪ >>> this is the battle front. a battle front like no other in the long history of mankind's wars. this is an air front. the working day begins as it will end with the ground crews. as much a part of fortress as her wings. if you're a mechanic you've got your own bomber. you get attached to it. you know when your ship goes out on a mission you may never see it again. so you your work as well as it can be done. perfectly. you wouldn't want anything to go wrong that would be your fault. today the bombs will be taken from these bomb dumps somewhere in i thiengland and delivered t certain points in germany. to deliver them is the job of the 8th bomb