Fire Bombing of Dresden
B-17s from 8th Air Force were the other arm of the Dresden attacks. B-17s used the new technology of radar guided bombing as well as the Norden Bomb Sight for their attacks. Nearly 1,300 tons of bombs were dropped on the ancient city between the Royal Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Forces. (Courtesy photo)
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