However, the use of this rigid formation meant that individual aircraft could not engage in evasive maneuvers: they had to fly constantly in a straight line, which made them vulnerable to German flak.
Desværre gjorde denne faste formation det umuligt for individuelle fly at foretage undvigemanøvrer; det var nødvendigt at de fløj i en lige linje, og dette gjorde dem sårbare overfor det tyske flak.