The B-29 Bockscar dropped the second atomic bomb on August 9, 1945, despite a broken fuel pump, a 45-minute rendezvous delay, and three failed bomb runs over its primary target.
TaildraggerThe B-24 Liberator was WWII's most-produced American warplane, and the Strawberry Bitch at Wright-Patterson is the last surviving B-24D combat veteran.
TaildraggerThe Memphis Belle B-17F completed 25 combat missions over Nazi Germany in 1943, survived decades of outdoor neglect, and was fully restored at Wright-Patterson in 2018.
TaildraggerThe Memphis Belle was the first B-17 crew to complete 25 combat missions over Nazi Europe, a milestone that reshaped morale across the entire Eighth Air Force in 1943.
TaildraggerThe Memphis Belle flew 25 combat missions over Europe in 1943, then sat neglected outdoors for decades before a 25,000-hour volunteer restoration returned her to glory.
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