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His teammates, who were still himself, refused to be enslaved and decided to try to go back together.

They would have to cross the German lines of defense on their way home.Д¬harlie could try to land the plane and become a prisoner of war with his crew, or they would continue to fly home, hoping not to fall apart. The rest of the B-17 could fly at a speed of approximately 200 km. Most of his team was injured and unconscious. He took the plane out of the dive at a height of about 1000 meters and managed to stabilize its height. Near Oldenburg, the plane was so low that Charlie recovered when oxygen reached normal levels.

The pilots were trying to regain control, but they failed. вЂњYe Olde PubвЂќ lay uncontrollably to the left and the circles began to draw. CharlieвЂ™s oxygen tank was damaged by a new attack on the cockpit.

The young pilot was just trying to keep his plane up. His radios were damaged, the crew had injuries, and the tail gunner was dead. They were approaching the ground under a rain of bullets. Gunman warned Charlie Brown and the B-17 took a major dive to avoid the attack. Immediately behind them Bf09 s approaching. Another Fw-190 was shot by the вЂњnose gunnerвЂќ while maneuvering to avoid colliding with CharlieвЂ™s plane. The B-17вЂ™s вЂњonboard gunmanвЂќ managed to drop one of the planes. The Fw-190s targeted the cockpit and started firing.

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A group of Messerschmitt Bf109 immediately followed.Д¬harlie Brown was flying at full speed on his fighter squadron in order to reduce the target. CharlieвЂ™s plane had only two engines running and was left behind in the flight formation. At the same time, their fleet did not appear around. CharlieвЂ™s crew frantically scan the sky for enemy fighters. However, the danger hadnвЂ™t passed, they were still over the enemy territory. Bomber formation turned back towards the North Sea. Soon they dropped their bombs on the city of Bremen, where smoke rises on the orders from their radios. CharlieвЂ™s main focus though was to keep the plane straight as the command to drop the bombs comed over through the radio. As Charlie Brown tried to control his plane, a shell riped through the roof. Immediately afterwards, engine 4 on the right side was damaged and its propeller began to spin wildly out of control. Minutes later, another red flash rocked the plane. The outside air temperature was -60 Celsius. The men up front were unhurt, but ice cold winds stream through the plane. The plexiglass nose of the plane was sheared off and smashed against the windshield. Suddenly a red flash explodes right before his eyes. Charlie Brown could barely see a thing through the smoke. There were explosions in every direction, black clouds of smoke restricted the view. Covering them as escourts where American P-47 Thunderbolts whose job was to intercept the enemy.ДЄt 11:30, it was covered with anti-aircraft fire. Because if they can see Germany so too can the German spotters see them and calculate their height, speed and intended destination. Shortly after 11:00 in the morning, they crossed the German border nervously on the lookout for enemy fighters. Charlie Brown and his team were ready to launch their 12500 pound bombs. During the month, the Americans had dropped over 2.6 million pounds of bomb on German industrial and military targets. Piloting a Flying Fortress as the B-17вЂ™s are known for the first time is Charlie Brown who has the lives of 10 young men of 379 Bombardment Group in his hands. Their target is a Fockewulf aircraft factory in the city of Bremen. ItвЂ™s part of an 8 mile long bomber stream on its way to Northern Germany. An American B-17 bomber, flying 20,000 feet above the North Sea. DecemA few days before Christmas and snowlakes spattered the windshield of вЂњYe Olde PubвЂќ.