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To: bitt

Two? Civilian injuries? Makes the news?

I love describing how we fought world war II.

Allies bombing a German factory making artillery shells (as an example).

In order for the airstrike to be successful, bombs are dropped before the factory, on the factory, and after the factory, destroying the factory and many of its workers and supporters that live near the factory.

Sometimes 1,000 allied aircraft went out on a mission and only 500 aircraft came home. 12 aircrew per aircraft, meant 6,000 airmen either were captured or killed in one nighttime raid.


6 posted on 11/06/2020 6:58:57 PM PST by freepersup (Sock it to me! BQQM!)
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To: freepersup

What WWII American aircraft carried a crew of 12?

The largest WWII airplane was the B29, and it had a crew of 10. The largest US bombers in Europe were the B17 and B24, both pretty much the same size, and they had a crew of 8 to 10, depending on the mission.


10 posted on 11/06/2020 11:13:39 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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