U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez
About 11,000 allied aircraft were involved in the D-Day invasion
882 of those were B-17s.
Retired Col. Harold Weekley
1940s - Col. Weekley was shot down while flying his
B-17 Flying
Fortress over Le Manoir, France, on Aug. 13, 1944. His entire crew
survived, and he was the first Airman in the 398th Bombardment Group
to escape enemy territory. Col. Weekley died on September 22, 2010.