Forty Seconds Over Eisenach

During a disastrous mission to a German aircraft factory, the 91st Bomb Group lost six B-17s in less than a minute. The time, 1002 hours. The date, August 16, 1944. Thirty-five Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group, flying out of their home base at Bassingbourn, England, were approaching Eisenach on the way …

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