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There is a post D-Day Nazi propaganda film (with contemporary Allied narration) available on YouTube. It shows a destroyed aircraft at 11:50, presumably Allied.

It looks like a twin-engine aircraft, although there may be a buckled propeller in front of the cockpit.

Unknown crashed aircraft source

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It looks like a four engine bomber lying on its back. The air intakes on the leading edge leads me to believe it is a B-17.

I have inverted a couple of B-17 photos for reference:

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    $\begingroup$ Yes it's absolutely a B-17. Nice work! I didn't know B17s had inverted flight capability! Oh wait... $\endgroup$
    – John K
    Sep 7, 2022 at 12:31
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    $\begingroup$ Ah yes, what I thought was the cockpit is a wheel. Good work! $\endgroup$
    – Party Ark
    Sep 7, 2022 at 13:21
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    $\begingroup$ @JohnK Every plane can fly inverted once... $\endgroup$
    – Cadence
    Sep 7, 2022 at 17:35
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    $\begingroup$ “I didn't know B17s had inverted flight capability!” This plane isn’t flying; it has crashed. $\endgroup$
    – Giacomo1968
    Sep 8, 2022 at 1:58
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    $\begingroup$ @JohnK It depends on the carburetor. At least some versions of the Spitfire had a float carburetor that resulted in the engine cutting out if flying inverted. $\endgroup$
    – Davidw
    Sep 8, 2022 at 5:01

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