Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... lost on the dual strike , and two months later sixty more were lost in a repeat mission against Schwein- furt . On four raids between 8 and 14 October , the AAF lost 148 bombers , and over the entire month of October it lost 9.2 percent ...
... lost on the dual strike , and two months later sixty more were lost in a repeat mission against Schwein- furt . On four raids between 8 and 14 October , the AAF lost 148 bombers , and over the entire month of October it lost 9.2 percent ...
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... lost ( 4 or 5 credited to enemy action ) , the highest number the Twentieth lost on any one mission during the entire war . Although only 60 enemy aircraft intercepted the bombers and made ninety - four attacks , the airmen described ...
... lost ( 4 or 5 credited to enemy action ) , the highest number the Twentieth lost on any one mission during the entire war . Although only 60 enemy aircraft intercepted the bombers and made ninety - four attacks , the airmen described ...
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... lost 1 or more square miles of their central sections . By comparison , Germany was hit by almost nine times the ... lost 10 square miles , and Hamburg , which lost 9.7 square miles . In sharp contrast , the destruction of Nagoya totaled ...
... lost 1 or more square miles of their central sections . By comparison , Germany was hit by almost nine times the ... lost 10 square miles , and Hamburg , which lost 9.7 square miles . In sharp contrast , the destruction of Nagoya totaled ...
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Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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