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Hugh “Yogi” Irwin, Hugh’s 500-pound bomb failed to release during his mission, forcing him to land with it still attached. It somehow disengaged upon landing and detonated once the plane finally came to rest, shredding .everything behind the cockpit.

by /u/JCFalkenberglll in /r/WW2info

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