The scene was incomprehensible.

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[The following is an excerpt of an account of a B-24 crew flying over Germany during World War II.]

Then the plane to his right got hit. “A flak explosion at its number three engine had blown the right wing from the body. The scene was incomprehensible – the wing tumbled over and down, and the fuselage was nosing into a five.” There were no parachutes. “The bam-bam-bams and poof-poof-poofs [of enemy flak] were exploding everywhere; it was inconceivable to fly through this unscathed.”

Source:

Ambrose, Stephen E. “Learning to Fly in Combat.” The Wild Blue: The Crews of the B-24. Simon & Schuster, 2002. 168. Print.

[**The following is an excerpt of an account of a B-24 crew flying over Germany during World War II.**] >Then the plane to his right got hit. “A flak explosion at its number three engine had blown the right wing from the body. The scene was incomprehensible – the wing tumbled over and down, and the fuselage was nosing into a five.” There were no parachutes. “The bam-bam-bams and poof-poof-poofs [**of enemy flak**] were exploding everywhere; it was inconceivable to fly through this unscathed.” _______________________ **Source:** Ambrose, Stephen E. “Learning to Fly in Combat.” *The Wild Blue: The Crews of the B-24*. Simon & Schuster, 2002. 168. Print.

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[–] Butler_crosley 2 points (+2|-0)

WW2 bomber crews had to have at least one or two screws loose to keep flying through that in those tight formations.

The scene was incomprehensible.

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