79th Anniversary of the 8th AF's first combat mission

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Daring mission or PR stunt, or maybe a little of both.   Always loved the intensity and movement in this artwork by Nixon Galloway, "The First Mission / July 4th, 1942".  Read about the mission in this month's Aviation History magazine:

July 4, 1942: The Mighty Eighth’s First Bombing Raid