From the negative ID's, this is a formation shot of the 305th Bomb Group, whilst flying the 'first' Schweinfurt mission 17th August 1943. Picture too degraded and fuzzy to make out any aircraft ID's. On ground are a series of 'smoke pot lines' lit by the Germans to try and create a smoke screen across the nearby ground, to obscure the features and landmarks, and of course the target areas being searched out by the USAAF above.
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