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• The destroyers that had deserted Number Four to come to its aid were nearly within close-point attack range, and in fact the front ships of the formation were already beginning to spark laser flashes toward the invaders. —  Angelmass
• After a number of radar sightings of the enemy formation, more precise vectoring of the fighters toward the enemy formation was also passed by radio. —  Attack of the Airacobras - Soviet Aces, American P-39s and the Air War Against Germany
• In the Soviet Army, as in many other armies, the right flank of a formation was a place of honor. —  Attack of the Airacobras - Soviet Aces, American P-39s and the Air War Against Germany
• Goring's aircraft was photographed in the act of bombing, but seconds later the formation was attacked by two squadrons of RAF fighters. —  Luftwaffe Victorious
• If the formation was attacked from starboard the starboard section engaged the attackers, the top section moving to starboard and the port section to the top position. —  The Narrow Margin

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