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The P-51 Mustang Was the Best WWII Fighter

Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard ...
"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 ...
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 ...