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Super duper Sabre!.....81st tactical air fighter

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Lieutenant Vernon R. Richards of the 361st Fighter Group fliying his P-51D Mustang nicknamed 'Tika IV', during a bomber escort mission in 1944. Check out the six swastikas, each representing a kill. This guy's been busy. (Image: IWM)
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British paratroopers prepare for a practice jump from an RAF Dakota based at Down Ampney in Wiltshire, 22 April 1944. (Image: IWM
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On Tuesday, April 17, 1945, Flak-Bait completed its historic 200th mission as it led the 322nd Bombardment Group in a raid on Magdeburg, Germany. That journey, which began in late July 1943, made it the American airplane that flew the most sorties, or individual flights, during World War II. Overall, this one Marauder would fly a total 725 hours while delivering 375 tons of bombs, covering 177,460 miles, and consuming 157,850 gallons of gasoline. In the process, Flak-Bait accumulated over 1,000 patched holes from combat damage while bearing the wear-and-tear, scratches, and dings of flying in the air war against Nazi Germany.
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