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    This WWII Story Made Us Better Thinkers

    Bullet-ridden B-17 bombers taught us to look for what’s missing. The post This WWII Story Made Us Better Thinkers appeared first on Nautilus.
    by Daniel Simons Jul 13, 2023 3 minutes

    ct. 14, 1943, was the date of one of the more successful Allied air raids on German factories during World War II. The United States Army Air Forces targeted ball-bearing factories in Schweinfurt in an attempt to disrupt the Nazi war effort. The raid, on what is now known as “Black Thursday,” achieved its goals, but at a great cost. Of the 291 B-17 bombers taking off from Britain, 77 were destroyed and only 33 returned undamaged. More than 600 of the 2,900 soldiers

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