About 1242 hours A\/C 175 was hit by flak and attacked by fighters. A\/C 175 peeled out of formation to right, with #1 engine afire. Left horizontal stabilizer began to disintegrate. A\/C 175 dropped bomb load (containers). Waist escape hatch came off. A\/C went down in controlled glide to 8000 feet at which altitude it exploded at about 1246 hours. Two chutes reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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