""Flak Bait"" was a Martin B-26 Marauder airplane that genuinely lived up to its nickname. Throughout its career, the ...

The 12-year-old Buchholz was visiting with a German soldier whose duty was to man a flak gun set in an open field near Weilmunster. A second flak gun was positioned at the edge of nearby woods.

Around midnight that day, the glider pilots and infantrymen, repelled some 200 German infantry that came with a tank, artillery and flak guns to break through the line.

Developed as a light anti-aircraft gun that was used on all fronts by the Germans during World War II, the 2cm FlaK 38 was deployed in both single mounting and quad mounting configurations.

War hero’s statue gets flak for gun By Nicholas Riccardi April 15, 2007 12 AM PT Times Staff Writer ...

However, there was a certain logic to Dönitz’s directive. Short-range, rapid-fire flak guns were one of the most cost-effective weapons of World War II.

There were quite a few ‘highlights’ while serving with 158 Squadron from November 1942 to July 1943 including being hit by flak during raids on Duisberg and Berlin, returning twice on three ...

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