Created | Updated Mar 21, 2021
The US National Archives have this to say about an unusual occurrence during the Second World War:
Bombardier Lt. Plummer points out a hole in his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as he holds a damaged map. The holes were caused by flak that entered the plane, hit the bomb release switch, and dropped the bomb on the target below!
Read all about the rare shot here.
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