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Dimensions2700 x 1800
Original file size28 MB
Image typeTIFF
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken12-Jun-15 14:06
Date modified15-Jun-15 12:12
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D610
Focal length24 mm
Focal length (35mm)24 mm
Max lens aperturef/3.5
Exposure1/60 at f/20
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias-2/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Sentimental Journey B-17 G

Sentimental Journey B-17 G

B-17
From its pre-war inception, the USAAC (later, the USAAF) touted the aircraft as a strategic weapon; it was a potent, high-flying, long-range bomber that was able to defend itself, and to return home despite extensive battle damage. Its reputation quickly took on mythic proportions,[9][10] and widely circulated stories and photos of notable numbers and examples of B-17s surviving battle damage increased its iconic status.[11] With a service ceiling greater than any of its Allied contemporaries, the B-17 established itself as an effective weapons system, dropping more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. Of the1.5 million metric tons of bombs dropped on Germany and its occupied territories by U.S. aircraft, 640,000 tonnes were dropped from B-17s.[12]