A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the U.S. Eighth Air Force passes over the heart of Berlin as smoke from fires started in the Tempelhof area blanket part of the capital, Feb. 3, 1945. This was one of a force of 1,000 planes which unloaded 2
Photograph US National Archives 1900 Public domain
History: [none entered] Category: Aircraft, Ground Subcategory: Consolidated Subjects: GERMANY, BOMBING,BERLIN War Theater Number: 12 War Theater: Europe US Air Force Reference Number: 56146AC Place: Germany Photo Series: WWII
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NARA states "Unrestricted" for this item. RG 342, Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations — a work of the United States Government, which carries no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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War Department. Office of the Chief of Staff. General Headquarters Air Force. (11/19/1940 - 06/20/1941) · A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the U.S. Eighth Air Force passes over the heart of Berlin as smoke from fires started in the Tempelhof area blanket part of the capital, Feb. 3, 1945. This was one of a force of 1,000 planes which unloaded 2 · US National Archives · Public domain
- Held by
- US National Archives
- Collection
- Photographs of Activities, Facilities and Personnel
- Record group
- RG 342
- Local identifier
- 342-FH-3A20858-56146AC
- Creator
- War Department. Office of the Chief of Staff. General Headquarters Air Force. (11/19/1940 - 06/20/1941)
- Date as recorded
- 1900
- Medium
- Photograph
- Hosting
- hosted
- Master
- 4496 × 3510 · 1.8 MB
- Catalogued
- 2026-09-14