Cassi Creek: The
Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved on this date in 1963, when Nikita Khrushchev
backed down and agreed to remove Soviet IRBMs from Cuba. Photoreconnaissance released to the public by
the Kennedy administration began to reveal just how good airborne imagery could
be.
Follow up on
yesterday’s B-17 post – The heavy bomber crews suffered high KIA and WIA losses
and equally high aircraft damage and losses.
The description of the bomb run from the article linked below describes
the discipline and courage required by the bomber crews to face enemy aircraft
and AA fire without being able to take any evasive action until after the plane’s
bombs were released.
The other heavy bomber
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