B-17 Bombers over Schweinfurt

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Mark Cartwright
by U.S. Army Air Force
published on 02 April 2024
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A group of U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over Schweinfurt, Germany. The target, hit in August 1943, was several ball-bearing factories crucial to the German war effort.

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Force, U. A. A. (2024, April 02). B-17 Bombers over Schweinfurt. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18778/b-17-bombers-over-schweinfurt/

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Force, U.S. Army Air. "B-17 Bombers over Schweinfurt." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 02, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18778/b-17-bombers-over-schweinfurt/.

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Force, U.S. Army Air. "B-17 Bombers over Schweinfurt." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Apr 2024. Web. 08 Oct 2024.

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