先放示意图:
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Piggyback-Flight.jpg
来源是这个图文网站:
The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,”
the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17
and became hooked together
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-incredible-story-of-the-piggyback-flight-the-incident-where-a-b-17-collided-with-another-b-17-and-became-hooked-together/
短网址: https://bit.ly/3tbZeVO
也有Youtube频道制作了3D动画描述过程:
When two B17s flew piggyback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPZplctZLb0
总之，1944/12/31，两架B-17在轰炸汉堡的任务时，意外的上下叠合
导致两架都无法正常执行任务
上层驾驶只好关掉引擎，让下层B-17继续提供动力
机组员纷纷跳伞，但上层的驾驶仍然努力稳住机身
神奇的是，最后两位驾驶迫降后仍然存活
(Glenn Rojohn，William Leek)
德军拷问重点，当然是这架 "8引擎轰炸机" 的细节
即使说明这是两架B-17重叠，对方仍不相信...