On 8. May 1944. The B-17 was hit in the tail by a\u00a0100lb General Purpose bomb of an other B-17. \u00a0Tail gunner Raymond Cohen was also wedged into the tail of the plane. The bomb was defused and Tail gunner extracted only to perish a short while later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\/C #011 was shot down by E\/A at 1233 hours over the target area. The #2 engine and nose was hit by 20mm. The A\/C peeled out of formation, lost altitude, went into a vertical dive, and exploded. 3 chutes were seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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