The Flak Only Gets Heavy When You’re Over the Target
graphic © eminentlyquotable.com "The flak only gets heavy when you're over the target." ~ Anonymous WWII Bomber Pilot This phrase originated from the bomber pilots in World War II.
graphic © eminentlyquotable.com “The flak only gets heavy when you’re over the target.” ~ Anonymous WWII Bomber Pilot This phrase originated from the bomber pilots in World War II. It comes in different variations, all with the same meaning. One says, “If you’re not catching flak, you’re not over the target” while another goes “You know you are over the target when the flak is heaviest.” This quote refers to the bomber missions during World War II. B-24 pilots flew to Germany to bomb Germany’s Nazi war machine. The German resistance didn’t start attacking them until the bomber pilots were…
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