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the airplane was first attacked by enemy fighters just before, during and after bombs away. In the process of making a second run on the target, the formation became loose. The E/A attacks further broke up the formation. Just at bomb away, approximately 15 E/A identified as mixed FW 190s and ME 190s jumped the lead group. Attacks by these E/A were in elements of 3 abreast from 6 o'clock level to high firing 20 mm shells. These attacks lasted about 10-15 minutes. On passing this group, they looped and dived down on the low group. Seven E/A dived on the low group from 7 o'clock high, making one pass in echelons before breaking off their attacks. The high group was not attacked until immediately before the rally point at 1215 hours.