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GB_RN

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7. Thanks For That

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 1, 2021, 08:48 PM

Dec 2021

I misremembered information about early production B-17s going to Britain and had completely forgotten about the Wellington and Halifax bombers. I normally do much better with fact recall than that (WWII history is actually a bit of a hobby of mine, so that’s embarrassing). I do apologize, and no offense intended. Blame it on writing papers and studying for grad school midterms in middle age. 🤦‍♂️

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