Was an bombing mission which incurred record losses, and Oct 14 became
know as Black Thursday.
http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-eighth-air-force-raid-on-schweinfurt.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Raid_on_Schweinfurt
60 of 291 planes were lost, and another 17 were so badly damaged that
they were scrapped ofter the mission. 22% of the men on the raid were
lost.
Remember today, the men of the USAAF who flow those missions and
especially those who were lost.
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