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Boeing B-17E formation aircraft with 379th Bomb Group, 525th Bomb Squadron (FR-U), 8th Air Force, July 24, 1944. Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress (SN 41-9100).

The US Air Corps used bombers painted in bright colors to lead other planes into formation during bombing missions. Once the planes were in formation, the leader would leave the others and return to base.