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B-17 91st BG August 17 1943 Schweinfurt Raid.zip - 81743schweinfurt.zip
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B-17 91st BG August 17 1943 Schweinfurt Raid.zip - 81743schweinfurt.zip
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Semi-Historical: On August 17, 1943 the Eighth Air Force conducted two missions to damage Germany's war production capacity and put to rest the debate over the effectiveness of precision daytime bombing. One mission was to destroy the Messerschmitt factory at Regensburg and then fly on to North Africa. The Regensburg raid, it was hoped, would also decoy German fighter defenses away from the larger Schweinfurt Raid on the five ball...
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