Original sentence: Almost immediately the German fighters, having landed, refuelled and rearmed, struck again.Despite the spectacle of plane after plane falling, those bombers still able to fly maintained their course
Edited sentence: Almost immediately the German fighters, having landed, refuelled and rearmed struck again, forcing the Flying Fortresses once more to fight for their lives as they had done inbound to the target.Despite the horrible spectacle of plane after plane falling earthward to destruction, those bombers still able to fly never wavered from their course