Photo taken on April 8, 1945. This horrific picture is part of a photo sequence taken by the automatic bomb strike camera of a B-17. The photosequence shows the final 18 seconds of B-17G 42 ‘Wee Willie’ over Stendal, Saxony- Anhalt, Germany, after it was hit by an 88mm flak burst. [836 x 980]
![Photo taken on April 8, 1945. This horrific picture is part of a photo sequence taken by the automatic bomb strike camera of a B-17. The photosequence shows the final 18 seconds of B-17G 42 'Wee Willie' over Stendal, Saxony- Anhalt, Germany, after it was hit by an 88mm flak burst. [836 x 980]](https://i.redd.it/px7zzxaqpf061.jpg)
NeatRevolution9636
It’s just a little wingless. It’s still good, it’s still good.
Billdahill
"Not to worry, we’re still flying half a plane."
kbig22432
Prolly turned the belly gunner into soup
Gomunis-Prime
That’s not good is it ?
Nicod27
Do we know if anyone made it out via parachute? My guess is no, but wanted to ask.