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51area bombing — Dropping bombs over all parts of a target area with the intention of hitting many small targets within the area or of making the area untenable for the enemy …
52Area 51 — Located 130 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada this is the name of a top secret Air Force base. It consists of the Nellis Bombing and Gunnery Range, the dry Groom Lake, an 8,500 foot runway, a million plus gallon fuel storage tank and is rumored …
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53Bombing of Hildesheim in World War II — The German city of Hildesheim, ca. 30 kilometres south of Hanover was target of several Allied air raids in 1945.Hildesheim during World War IIFor most of the war Hildesheim was regarded as a minor target by the British Bomber Command mainly… …
54Bombing of Gelsenkirchen in World War II — Gelsenkirchen, an industrial town in the Ruhr area of Germany was bombed many times in World War II. 1943On the night of June 25, 1943, 473 RAF bombers attacked the city.The next major attack came on the night of July 9, 1943 by 418… …
55Strategic bombing during World War II — For a list of notable strategic bombings in the European Theatre of World War II, see List of air operations during the Battle of Europe. Main article: Air warfare of World War II Strategic bombing during World War II Part of World War II …
56saturation bombing — noun an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target • Syn: ↑carpet bombing, ↑area bombing • Derivationally related forms: ↑carpet bomb (for: ↑carpet bombing) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
57Terror bombing — is a strategy of deliberately bombing and/or strafing civilian targets in order to break the morale of the enemy, make its civilian population panic, bend the enemy s political leadership to the attacker s will, or to punish an enemy.Legal… …
58Strategic bombing — is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces. It is a systematically organized and executed attack from… …
59Oklahoma City bombing — The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building two days after the bombing Location …
601996 Manchester bombing — Manchester bombing Part of The Troubles Corporation Street after the bombing Location …
