This Aircraft Pioneered Daylight Bombing Missions

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English - November 18, 2019 17:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 31 ratings
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The B-17 enabled the eighth Air Force to embark on a type of bombing campaign not seen before in the war: daylight bombing missions, aimed at minimizing civilian casualties.