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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Brooke on October 14, 2013, 11:32:42 AM
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Today in Special Events II Arena at two times:
-- 3 pm Eastern (8 pm London time)
-- 10 pm Eastern
Unlimited-life event. High-alt B-17's and P-47's vs. 190's and 109's. (Using air starts, so that you don't have to climb all the way up there.)
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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If you had fun in this event today, please spread the word about "This Day in WWII" events.
The next one in November is:
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