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This week in the War, 9–15 August 1943: US air power

US air power was expanding on every front. On 13 August 1943 alone: B-24 bombers of the US 380th Heavy Bomber Group flew from Australia to raid the Japanese-held oilfields in Borneo; US bombers staged the first air raid of … Continue reading

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