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Posted inAviation World War 2

“Superman” Flying Fortress Plagues Nazi Air Force

B-17 with Superman nose art, showing number of bombing runs completed and German planes shot down.

“Superman,” the plane—not the bird or the radio hero of Mutuals afternoon serial—is now riding the air waves over Germany. A Boeing Flying Fortress, member of the famous Eighth Army Air Force which has its base in England, has been named “Superman,” in honor of the fabled radio character.

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