Who wants to bet they actually missed it completely or something LMAO

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[–] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In WW2 my mom lived in a German-occupied town where there was both a small airfield and a train station. They were both popular targets for allied bombing.

When British bombers approached, people knew to stay away from them, when American bombers approached people knew to stay away from the residential area half a mile around them.

I seriously hope that this has improved, but Americans still seem to believe in quantity over accuracy.

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    Oh, I have only my mother's account, who knew nothing of bombing sights etc, and only noticed where the bombs ended up after they were dropped. It's very anecdotal and I can't verify especially since she passed away a few years ago. She'd get to the shelter as soon as the first sign of an attack was there and get out when things calmed down and look what houses were still there and which might need fires be pur out. She and her family were very happy when the Canadians liberated the area and everyone stopped blowing stuff up..

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