RAF Fortress
 

Hello all,

I'm looking for information about Fortress I-II-IIa and III wich opérate in RAF, to complete my website (I give you the like when it could be possible
I would Like some web links
thank you!

Re: RAF Fortress
 

Cedric - The B- 17 Flying Fortress Story by Roger Freeman lists all RAF
B - 17s by serial # . Assignments Dispositions etc.
Cheers

Re: RAF Fortress
 

Hello,

I have them (of course!) but I'd like to have more information... I do that: RAF Fortress but it's not complete...

i've an other question: how many planes are there on ich squadron of Coastal Command and Bomber Command?... I've an other link for Fortress I but it's also uncomplete... RAF Fortress I

Re: RAF Fortress
 

For the B-17s of 100 Group: "Confound and Destroy" by Martin Streetly.

Streetly books
 

Nick,

What's the difference with "The aircraft of 100 Group" (which I own) from 1983? Is "Confound and Destroy" more a unit history or is it an update and expansion of the former book?

Regards,

Marcel

Re: RAF Fortress
 

Hello
Not so long ago there were series of articles in Air Enthusiasts on Coastal Command's B-17s, which mostly operated from Outer Hebrides and later on from Azores.

HTH
Juha

Re: Streetly books
 

"The Aircraft..." grew out of a series of articles in a modelling magazine, I think. "C & D" (which came first) is an operational history of the RAF's bomber support campaign (including a chapter about American efforts) and with appendices on Allied and German radars/RCM devices, the Squadrons and airfields of 100 Group, and the Luftwaffe night fighter force. What it doesn't have is any personal accounts of bomber support ops.

The edition I have has a terrible standard of proof-reading by the way.

Re: RAF Fortress
 

I have the solution for my RAF Fortress, I ask 220sq dailies to UK National Archives (I ask later 206 -- 519 and 251 Squadron)

Regards,

Cédric

Re: RAF Fortress
 

Hi Cédric;

The B-17 / RAF Fortress´s was one of my favorite aircraft. When compiling through 251 Sq ORB at National Arcives, I found only partial information on codes and operations etc. Also an article by Andrew Thomas (if I remember correctly) in an old ´Aviation News´ magazine is full of errors. I have numerous photos of them here at Reykjavik Airfield, Iceland. However by combining other sources I have now found out all the codes, except two that remain with question mark ... but as these are still not complete regarding when all arrived here first, I am NOT going to list them out. Your website lists my country correctly in French, but English for Ísland is of course Iceland!

cheers
ed

Re: RAF Fortress
 

I'm sorry, my English is not beautifull I try my best but at sometime I do some Mistakes... I change that, sorry