Tag: US Army Air Forces
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60 American B-17 Bombers Lost in One Day. The 1943 Schweinfurt Raid Sent Flying Fortresses Into a Deadly German Trap. One Mission Exposed the Terrifying Cost of Daylight Bombing Over Nazi Germany.
Sixty American B-17 bombers vanished from the skies in a single day. Thousands of feet above Nazi Germany, what began as a mission to cripple Hitler’s war machine turned into one of the bloodiest air battles of World War II. October 14, 1943. The target was Schweinfurt, a German industrial city producing vital ball bearings…
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