8th Af B24 Raid In Flak 911


Bombs from Consolidated B-24 Liberators drop on Frankfurt on the Main during one of the several heavy poundings to shake this important German industrial & transportation center early in February. In this attack, 800 heavy bombers, accompanied by 100's of fighters, dumped 1,800 tons of bombs on the target, on AAF record to that date. We lost 31 bombers and 13 of our fighters were missing. 103 enemy planes were shot down during the attack.

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