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re: August 17, 1943. Schweinfurt-Regensburg
Posted on 8/18/25 at 10:08 pm to PikesPeak
Posted on 8/18/25 at 10:08 pm to PikesPeak
What Speer did as minister of production was truly remarkable. I only learned about the increased production stats in Doc Hilton’s class at LSU.
Speer did say in interviews after the War though that the bombings had a major impact. It’s scary to think what German military production would have been like without the bombing.
Speer did say in interviews after the War though that the bombings had a major impact. It’s scary to think what German military production would have been like without the bombing.
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Posted on 8/18/25 at 10:21 pm to duckblind56
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God Bless all the men that served in the 8th Air Force during WWII, and a special blessing on those that gave all
My mom’s uncle was a crewman on a downed bomber with all hands lost. I have his Purple Heart with a picture of the crew.
Posted on 8/18/25 at 10:25 pm to Darth_Vader
Go look at what Gen Kenney’s fighters were doing in the backwaters of the pacific theater in 1943 with the P-47 and tell me again they didn’t have a fighter with the range. They absolutely could have with the will to build a proper fuel tank in the field as they did on the other side of the world.
Though a great airframe in its own right, the P-51 was cheaper to build so it obviously won out. Kind of like the Corsair vs Hellcat debate.
Though a great airframe in its own right, the P-51 was cheaper to build so it obviously won out. Kind of like the Corsair vs Hellcat debate.
This post was edited on 8/18/25 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 9/1/25 at 11:19 am to tigeraddict
My grandmother's first husband, who was like 21 at the time, was shot down and killed in a B-24 during Ploiesti. My Dad, me, my siblings, and my kids wouldn't be here right now if that hadn't happened. It's a weird, fatalistic feeling.
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