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HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 25 days ago

B-17 'Mizpah' after 88mm flak rounds ripped its nose off over Budapest, July 14 1944. Pilot kept it flying 10 mins so the crew could bail out.

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B-17 'Mizpah' after 88mm flak rounds ripped its nose off over Budapest, July 14 1944. Pilot kept it flying 10 mins so the crew could bail out.

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HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 25 days ago

Black and white version of photo.

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My pappy said they used to call that a “front row seat”.

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