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B-52H Flak-Bait II

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A B-52 assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing has been named after the U.S. warplane that flew the most combat missions in World War Two.

Flak-Bait II, a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, sits on the flight line at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 22, 2020. The jet’s crew chief recently renamed it in honor of a B-26 Marauder that flew more combat missions than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)

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