bombing

  • 101dive bombing — bombing (from a plane) at low altitude …

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  • 102bombing angle — The angle between the vertical and a line joining the aircraft to what would be the point of impact of a bomb released from it at that instant …

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  • 103Bombing of Nagoya in World War II — Nagoya faced several air raids in World War II. The first came on the night of March 11,1945, two days after the attack on Tokyo. 285 B 29s attacked the city. The next raid was on the night of March 18 …

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  • 104Bombing of Wuppertal in World War II — Wuppertal, a city in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, was bombed extensively in the Battle of the Ruhr if World War II.Specify|date=January 2007 More than 6,000 people died in two attacks on Wuppertal. The attack on the night of 29 May, 1943,… …

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  • 105Bombing of Naples in World War II — Naples was the most bombed Italian city in World War II.The largest raid was on August 4, 1943 by 400 planes of the US Mediterranean Bomber Command. There were about 180 raids on the city in 1943. The Church of Santa Chiara was destroyed but… …

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  • 106Bombing of Königsberg in World War II — In 1944 during World War II, the city of Königsberg was extensively bombed from the air by the British Royal Air Force and burned for several days. Although the city was occasionally bombed by the Soviet Air Forces, Königsberg was first attacked… …

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  • 107Bombing of Rothenburg in World War II — The German town of Rothenburg was more than 1,000 years old when it lost many historic buildings to air raids in World War II. On March 31, 1945, a day before Easter, a raid destroyed the eastern old town (40% of the original city) …

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  • 108Bombing of Schwäbisch Hall in World War II — Schwäbisch Hall, a historic German town, was attacked by 24 American Liberator bombers on February 23, 1945 during World War II. Three smaller attacks followed. By February 25 1945 the town was nearly destroyed. 53 civilians died and the old… …

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  • 109Bombing of Ulm in World War II — The city of Ulm was heavily bombed during World War II. The heaviest air raid was on 17 December 1944, which killed and injuring hundreds but left 25,000 people homeless. By the end of the war, 81% of the city center was destroyed. Only 1,763 out …

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  • 110Bombing of Hanau in World War II — Hanau, Germany, the birthplace of the Grimm Brothers, had a long and vibrant heritage. It was bombed by British bombers on 19 March 1945 during World War II, a few days before it was taken by the US Army. 85% of the city was destroyed. Hanau lost …

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