Nazi Nuclear programme bombed

16th November 1943: A long-distance USAAF raid finally finishes off the critical 'heavy water' plant in Norway

‘ Flying high above a blanket of fleecy clouds, a formation of 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" drones steadily on towards the target somewhere in Norway on 16 November 1943. B-17F (BN-T, serial number 41-24561) nicknamed "The Duchess", of the 359th Bomb Squadron, is visible in the foreground.’

The power station at Rjukan, Norway had been a…