On October 14, 1943, 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses escorted by several squadrons of P-47's took off into a murky British sky to go hit ball-bearing factories in Schweinfurt, Germany. Only 33 B-17's returned to base undamaged, and 77 B-17's did not return at all. It was the highest loss to the USAAF on any mission yet and caused a pause in America's strategic raids deep into Germany. It went down in history as "Black Thursday."
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Today's "This Day in WW2" event is
Black Thursday and will be starting in about 90 minutes from this post, 15:00 Eastern time, 20:00 British Summer Time, 21:00 Central European Time.
Everyone is welcome, so please come along to Special Events Arena II (found under separate events tab) and have some fun for up to 2 hours. Unlimited lives. See you there!
