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The aircraft, renowned for surviving over 200 missions during World War II—a record for American combat aircraft
battle-scarred B-26 Marauder with tail number 41-18151
On numerous occasions, Flak-Bait flew home on a single engine
During the course of its 202 (207 including its five decoy missions
[2]) bombing missions over
Germany as well as the
Netherlands,
Belgium, and
France,
Flak-Bait lived up to its name by being shot with over 1,000 holes, returned twice on one engine (once with the disabled engine on fire), and lost its
electrical system once and its
hydraulic system twice. Despite the level of damage it received, none of
Flak-Bait's crew were killed during the war and only one was injured. Over two years of operations
Flak Bait accumulated 725 hours of combat time and participating in bombing missions in support of the
Normandy Landings, the
Battle of the Bulge, and
Operation Crossbow against
V-1 flying bomb sites.
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