Aircraft #594 left formation after bombs away at target, at 1035 hours, with #3 engine on fire, peeled off and dropped behind. One chute was observed to open and another man was observed to bail out but no report on chute opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aircraft then spun into undercast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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