The B-17 That Flew With Its Tail Sliced Off

B-17 All American

This famous photograph of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, with its tail section severed but still flying was taken during Word War 2, towards the end of the North African campaign.

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The story behind this photograph is an interesting one.

The airplane shown in the photograph was named “All American” and belonged to the 97th Bomb Group, 414th Bombardment Squadron of the United States Air Force.


Source: amusingplanet.com

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