18th August 1941: A groundbreaking statistical analysis reveals that bombs rarely hit the target
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A vertical aerial photograph taken during a raid on Berlin in 1941. The city is illuminated by a flash-bomb dropped just after the bomb load; the broad, wavy lines are the tracks of German searchlights and anti-aircraft fire. A timed delay mechanism - adjusted for the aircraft's altitude -synchronised the brilliant magnesium flash with the bomber’s aeri…
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