Aircraft #024 was hit by two bursts of flak, one near cockpit and one near tail. Cockpit burst into flames. Plane went into vertical dive; top turret came off as plane entered clouds and it seemed to disintegrate without exploding. One chute seen. Plane hit at 1019 hours, one minute after bombs away, near 49\u00b033\u2019N – 01\u00b030\u2019W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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