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"In 1943, the USAAF and RAF launched the Combined Bomber Offensive, designed to systematically destroy the industries that the German war machine relied on. At the top of the hit list were aircraft ...

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - When asked how high he was flying that day, Charles Hebert has a simple answer. "We weren't high enough. They just kept hitting us," Hebert said. "That day" was October 14, 1943 ...

Oct. 14, 1943, became known as "Black Thursday" with devastating losses at the hands of the Nazis. Arthur Linrud of Velva, North Dakota, survived. Now his family seeks to remember those who didn’t.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Navigator's flight plan completed by Lt. David M. Williams for the first bombing mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, on August 17, 1943, for a Boeing ...