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Questions related to the history of a form of aerial attack involving the dropping or directing of explosive and/or incendiary ordnance from aircraft onto enemy troops, equipment, positions, installations, or other ground or naval targets of tactical or strategic importance.

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Did B-17 crews run into difficulty releasing their bombs and does data exist on this?

There were two ways to open the bomb bay doors: Electro-hydrolic and a manual crank. Bombs had a pin that was tethered to the Bombay by cables. When the bombs fell, it pulled the pin. They also ha …
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