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B-29 Bombers Under Attack by Soviet MiG-15s Part 2
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Sergeant Billy Beach and the B-29 Superfortress “No Sweat” remain under attack from Soviet Mig-15s. No Sweat takes hits from enemy fire before dropping its bombs on the target before limping back to a friendly air base. Follow The War Office Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel.
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No Sweat is the next target.
The bomber is riddled with cannon shells
despite defensive fire from Beach and
the other gunners.
Two engines are shot out and an engine
fuel tank catches fire, but the pilot
announces they will persist to the
target.
The bomber is now completely alone after
the loss of the other three B-29s in the
flight and heavy flak strikes the
wounded aircraft.
Beach remembers, "Like a bird with a
broken wing, we limped in over the
bridges."
The bombardier releases the munitions
and the aircraft begins to lose
altitude.
Despite the odds, No Sweat manages to
crash land at a US fighter base an hour
later without any loss to the crew.