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27th January 1942: "Germany, for the first time, was bombed with U.S. bombs, from U.S. airplanes, with U.S. crews"

Jan 27, 2023
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Two U.S. air gunners show how they repel enemy attacks showing the heavy calibre machine-gun bullets that drape from a container in the ceiling of the Fortress which feeds into their guns

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