before long after the 1942 deployment of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in Britain , LIFE Magazine send off Margaret Bourke - White to pass time with the now legendary VIII Bomber Command . During her assignment , she manage to snap a serial publication of coloration photographs , many of which never actually made it to her feature clause . Over 70 year later , LIFE has finally released these unpublished color photos .
All images viaLIFE .
Not a bad way to expend the time .
The finished merchandise . Givin ’ it to the Axis loss leader .
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress . It had un uncanny power to hold up heavy fire , was easy to operate , and was popular among its crews for its reliability .
Check out how young this guy looks .
They ’re definitely going to need those . The B-17s had unpressurized cabins , and with planes reaching upwards of 39,700 feet , gang members were exposed to sub - zero temperatures .
The rear turret featured two 12 x 0.5 in Browning auto guns .
I do n’t imagine he ’d vanish without it .
Dogs were vulgar at the radix and were typically spoiled rotten by homesick , stressed - out crews .
An American bomber crew waiting for their next delegation over Nazi - occupy Europe .
There’splenty more at LIFE , including more photos and some excerpts from the existent text that come along in Margaret Bourke - White ’s characteristic clause .
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