Summary: A rookie B17 pilot on his first mission over Germany struggling home in his crippled aircraft and a veteran Me109 fighter pilot with 27 kills and over 400 combat missions flown, meet in the air. The result should have been obvious but...<br> <br> Boeing B-17F radar bombing through clouds over Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 13, 1943. (U.S. Air Force photo)<br> <br> <br> <br> A B17 formation over Germany.<br> <br> <br> <br> An Me109 of Jagdgeschwader 27.<br> <br> <br> <br> Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the US Gov and the Bundesarchiv.
