Flak-Bait

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

The NASM B-26B-25-MA nicknamed "Flak-Bait" (AAF serial number 41-31773) survived 206 operational missions over Europe, more than any other American aircraft during World War II (A de Havilland Mosquito B. Mk. IX bomber completed 213 missions but this aircraft was destroyed in a crash at Calgary Airport in Canada, two days after V-E Day, see NASM D. H. 98 Mosquito).

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Title: Flak-Bait
Original Source: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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