A B-17 Over the Ruhr - Alles ist Kaput, Abgeschossen - B-17F 42-5877 (8th Air Force)

A B-17 Over the Ruhr - Alles ist Kaput, Abgeschossen - B-17F 42-5877 With Don Russell Part of Strategic Bombing week on WW2TV More Strategic Bombing content on WW2TV    • Strategic Bombing in WWII   Lieutenant Colonel Donald G. Russell (U.S. Air Force, retired) is Deputy Commandant of Cadets at Virginia Tech in the USA. Don's Grandfather was a B-17 pilot and in 1943 his aircraft 42-5877 was shot down on a mission to the Ruhr valley and Germany's industrial heartland. During the show, Don will explain the reasons behind Operation Pointblank and run through all the stages of the mission from briefing to take off and of course the bomb run itself. Then he will elaborate on the cause of the loss of the B17 and the aftermath on the ground. The story of this crew and mission will serve as a fitting tribute to all the 8th Air force crews undergoing daylight bombing missions in WWII. You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps! Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Merchandise https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/ww2tv WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV