bottom of the water and from the pressure of the water it would cause the bombs to explode‚ destroying the dam in the process. This planned attack was called “Operation Chastise” and took place on the 16-17 May 1943 by the 617 Squadron‚ Royal Air Force. From the 617 Squadron‚ out of the 133 men who took part‚ 53 were killed representing 40% of deaths and 3 were captured. Five of the Lancaster’s crashed or were shot down on route to their targets. Two were destroyed whilst executing their attacks
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On the eve of the World War I‚ no country was prepared for using aircraft or would have even thought about making an effective weapon of war. Several had experimented with dropping bombs from aircraft‚ firing guns‚ and taking off and landing from aircraft carriers‚ but no country had designed or built an aircraft specifically for war functions (Century of Flight). During World War 1‚ they had made many changed to the aircraft to make it create havoc on the enemy’s. They would add many weapons to
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Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 tells the story of Captain John Yossarian and the 256th Squadron‚ a group of U.S. bombardiers based on the Mediterranean island of Pianosa. The novel is set during World War II but‚ unlike the majority of war novels‚ it does not focus on the relations between sides or the war itself‚ rather it describes the interactions within this particular group. Its chapters‚ which are structured in the form of small stories‚ speak to the experiences‚ ambitions and personalities of the
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The Luftwaffe was the name of the German Air Force in World War II‚ along with the tank units and infantry were all involved in Blitzkrieg. Blitzkrieg is translated to a Lightning War. The Luftwaffe was organized Hitler in 1935 to conduct the Blitzkrieg and bombings. Blitzkrieg was used to invade Poland. The Polish military tried to defend Poland but failed because they did not have the firepower or the speed that the Nazi’s had. The Nazi’s attacked one after another‚ then immediately after they
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successfully anticipated the Russians use of Vladivostok for the launch of raids against coastal Japanese towns with the intent to divide the Japanese fleet. If the Russians had the chance‚ they would have combined their Port Arthur and Vladivostok squadrons and engage the Japanese fleet. Nonetheless‚ Russian
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Wellington‚ were aware of the plot and Kolli was invited to Apsley House to dine with Wellington and discuss the plan. It was arranged that two vessels‚ the Implacable and the Disdainful‚ together with a brig and a schooner‚ would form the rescue squadron that would wait for Fernando and Kolli on the coast . Everything was provided to make the ships fit for the transport of a king and they were provided with the best plate‚ linen and books as well as ornaments for a Catholic service and a Catholic
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States. Then‚ on April 25th‚ the U.S. declared war on Spain‚ which was made retroactive to April 21st. The war was one-sided because Spain hadn’t readied its army or navy for a distant war with the formidable power of the U.S. A United States naval squadron was led into Manila Bay by Commander George Dewey‚ on May 1st‚ 1898. It destroyed the anchored Spanish fleet and only seven American seamen were wounded. Manila was occupied by U.S. troops by August. The Spanish Caribbean fleet‚ which was under Adm
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mostly recruited from the U.S. military‚ along with some civilians. The group consisted of three fighter squadrons with about 20 aircraft each. It trained in Burma before the American entry into World War II with the mission of defending China against Japanese forces. The members of the group had lucrative contracts with salaries ranging from $250 a month for a mechanic to $750 for a squadron commander‚ roughly three times what they had been making in the U.S. forces. The group first saw combat on
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On July 16th‚ 1945‚ President Harry Truman attended the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam‚ Germany. Truman received the news that the Manhattan Project had been successful; the United States had detonated the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos‚ New Mexico. The Manhattan project started in 1941 as a race with germany to develop the first atomic bomb. The project cost about 2 billion dollars and 120‚000 people worked on it. Truman did not want to risk the lives of American soldiers if the allies were to invade
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The Battle Vimy Ridge was the most famous battle in Canadian history. Vimy Ridge was won by Canada in just a matter of days after other countries tried for years but failed. Vimy Ridge would never have been taken over without the leaders Sir Julian Byng and Sir Arthur Currie who played a huge part in the winning of the ridge. The winning of the Battle of Vimy Ridge proved to the other countries that Canada was and still is a proud and capable nation. Sir Julian Byng was the 12th Governor General
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