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457th Bomb Group Aircraft of the 457th Bomb Group
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One of our group's planes boxed in with flak.
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The group flying through a sea of flak.
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This appears to be the same as the photo above but if you look closely you will see a difference. This photo must have been taken only seconds after the first.
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Another illustration of flak. To know that you had to fly through a wall of flak like this was unsettling to say the least.
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Another illustration of very heavy flak.
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A battery of four German 80 mm antiaircraft guns firing in salvo. This is what made life so miserable for bomber groups.
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