Black Thursday

Martin Caidin's *Black Thursday* recounts the harrowing U.S. Army Air Forces bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany, October 14, 1943. Two hundred and ninety-one B-17 Flying Fortresses, escorted by P-47 Thunderbolts, battled intense German fighter resistance to strike a vital ball-bearings plant. Sixty B-17s were lost and 650 airmen died, marking the highest casualty toll in USAAF history and giving the day its name: 'Black Thursday.'

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