先放示意圖:
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Piggyback-Flight.jpg
來源是這個圖文網站:
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/
短網址: https://bit.ly/3tbZeVO
也有Youtube頻道製作了3D動畫描述過程:
When two B17s flew piggyback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPZplctZLb0
總之，1944/12/31，兩架B-17在轟炸漢堡的任務時，意外的上下疊合
導致兩架都無法正常執行任務
上層駕駛只好關掉引擎，讓下層B-17繼續提供動力
機組員紛紛跳傘，但上層的駕駛仍然努力穩住機身
神奇的是，最後兩位駕駛迫降後仍然存活
(Glenn Rojohn，William Leek)
德軍拷問重點，當然是這架 "8引擎轟炸機" 的細節
即使說明這是兩架B-17重疊，對方仍不相信...