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4. In reality... the US has flown 13,000 sories so far and has lost two aircraft to AA fire...

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:24 PM

18 hrs ago

the USAAF during the Daylight bombing campaign of Germany lost 10-15% per mission.

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