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Old 27th Jan 2006, 02:04
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Your post reminded me of a photo of a B24 with its left wing in the process of being totally sheared off. The caption states that the aircraft had just taken a direct hit from AAA.

However, closer inspection of the photo shows a bomb in the process of taking the wing off. It had been hit by a load dropped from a higher aircraft.

That was in daylight. Imagine the tension of being in something like a Stirling knowing that there were Lancasters or Halifaxes above you.
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