Flying Fortress (film) one of the few British studios to operate during the Second World War, produced "Flying Fortress" as part of a series of patriotic films aiding the war effort. Warner received co-operation from the Air Ministry, with facilities at RAF Polebrook being provided, along with a Supermarine Spitfire, Bristol Blenheim, and three early Boeing B-17Cs (Fortess Is in RAF service) from No. 90 Squadron RAF, released for use in the production. A number of shooting miniatures were also created, including scale Fortress Is. The burning engine fire depicted at the conclusion of the film is based on an actual World War
RAF Bomber Command aircrew of World War II Airmen's memoirs mention flying over target areas below which were like "Dante's Inferno", with acres of red and orange flame punctuated by percussions shock waves as bombs exploded and, while sympathy with anybody on the ground is sometimes expressed, mention is usually made of the prior German Blitz bombing of Coventry and London. Wartime reports and aircrew memoirs make regular mention of intense brightly coloured violent explosions within the bomber stream which often showered clouds of sparks which aircrew referred to as "scarecrows" and believed were a type of pyrotechnic shell designed to scare aircrew. Post-war assessment confirmed that these