Luftwaffe vs B-17: How to Defeat the Flying Fortress

Play War Thunder for FREE on PC, PS®5 and Xbox Series X|S: https://playwt.link/MilitaryAviationHistory and claim your exclusive bonus now. - Disclaimer: This video is sponsored by War Thunder During WW2 German pilots had to face off against large numbers of B-17. Many stories are told about how they would engage the 'Flying Fortress' but what do the primary documents and experience reports say? Let's find out. - Support Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/BismarckYT - Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilitaryAviationHistory/ - Sources BArch, RL 36 55, General der Jagdflieder, Brb.Nr. 1018/43 g.Kdos., Berlin 2. Juli 1943 - MHV Interview with Prof. Neitzel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J1iq4oelUU - Timecodes 00:00 - Disclaimer 00:29 - Intro 01:13 - Source 02:13 - Introduction statement of General der Jagdflieger 03:32 - Propaganda 05:40 - Experience reports by Jagdgeschwader 06:01 - Frontal Attacks 07:00 - Cockpit? 08:04 - Conclusion on Frontal Attacks 09:29 - Attacks from behind 10:30 - War Thunder Sponsor 10:40 - Conclusion on Attacks from behind 11:22 - Individual attacks: Behind 11:59 - Moral: Formation vs Individual attacks 13:57 - Conclusions 16:20 - War Thunder: Sponsored Segment 17:18 - Outro #sponsored #B17 #militaryaviationhistory