next Olympics but a war had begun and he was called to serve for his country. Louis was called to be on a bomber and over the course of a few years his team and he became one of the best bomber crews in the air force. On one particular flight Louis was told he needed to try and find some missing people that crashed and he was told that the crew would have to use a worn out and hardly working bomber called the green hornet. They accepted the challenge however; after traveling thousands of
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What was the short term significance of the Dam buster’s raid of 16th May 1943? The bouncing bomb was the first bomb in the War that could bounce across water and blow up the enemy dams. It was specifically designed to destroy the dams which were heavily protected by anti-aircraft guns and flak‚ as well as a special netting to prevent attacks from submarines. At first Barnes Wallis kept his new idea a secret and was testing it at home with his children using small bouncing balls and a bucket full
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Battle of Midway was a major naval battle‚ widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II.[3] It took place from June 4 to 7‚ 1942‚ approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea‚ five months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island‚ and exactly six months to the day after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States Navy decisively defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll. Both sides sustained significant losses. Four Japanese aircraft
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I believe that people are using children unfairly without rights. Kids in many places over the world are being subjected to cruelty and barbarity‚ and things no child should ever have to experience. They are sent to the front lines of wars‚ given weapons‚ and even raped. Some kids don’t even know their own age. This is wrong on so many levels‚ they are being killed when they are younger than 13‚ this can’t continue. We can’t stand by and let young children suffer as and be treated as if they are
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Japanese carrier force and Niihau‚ so they could prevent the task force from being caught by a surprise counterattack. At 6:00 a.m. on 7 December‚ the six Japanese carriers launched a first wave of 181 planes composed of torpedo bombers‚ dive bombers‚ horizontal bombers and fighters. The first wave approached land‚ and one at least radioed a somewhat incoherent warning and other signs were ships off the harbor entrance were still being processed or awaiting confirmation when the attacking planes
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penetrate other tanks. World War 2 was the first war that used planes. The planes were used to drop powerful bombs to destroy important targets. Planes were equipped with powerful turrets and bombs. Smaller planes would fly with Bigger cargo planes and bombers to protect them. This often resulted in “dog fights” or air battle between other airplanes. Planes were continuously being modified to fly higher and faster. jfalk;jflsdahjgsahjglkasjkflsdajf;lksahgioajelkfj jew afjweoif jsalkf jwei fj elkajf iseajfi
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Each gun that the men are given for the mass shooting costs $700 and ammunition for the guns will cost $100. The average cost for TNT is $335. Dynamite is $60 for a 1kg Satchel; we would purchase 3 satchels. We would purchase a car for the suicide bomber to drive to the gate. This car would cost no more than $1000. We would provide training to our recruits for no price. We have experiences personal within our organization that can train them effectively. The total price of this terrorist attack would
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willingness to push forward. In the war they showed their effort and bravery by always taking on tasks and never backing down. “The 303 Squadron and 1 Squadron RCAF attacked the first wave of enemy bombers head on” (Canada and the Second World War 1939-1945). If Canadians had not gone and attacked the first wave of bombers‚ the Germans could have had a great advantage in the fight and would have taken over a lot more territory. Our bravery proved to be beneficial to the fight. If we hadn’t fought then the outcome
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points about warfare in general‚ air warfare in particular (including the use of tactical nuclear weapons) and moral culpability. He writes very much from a British perspective‚ having grown up in post-war England but he analyses the attitude of Bomber Command to "area bombing" in Europe as against tactical bombing by the US 8th Air Force and the fire-bombing of Tokyo and the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The pacifists amongst you will be sad to learn that he starts
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Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking‚ the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers‚ inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign‚ the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. This fleet
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