Movies like should have been developed way much more, 2 1/2 hours long with more character development IMHO. You need to see the movie to remember where that part came from, very dark.
I know the movie well.My grandfather took me to go see it when it came out.I was five years old.Really made an impression on me as I got older.I first got to fly one of those 17s back in 1991.Now I am rebuilding one of those B-17s with a bunch of guys and we will all be old men when it flys again.