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The Mighty Eighth returns to Merseburg

7th October 1944: A B-17 crew survives some of the worst flak in Germany but then face a hazardous flight home

Oct 07, 2024
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A rare contemporary colour image of ‘Flak’, as seen from a B-17 Flying Fortress

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