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Aftermath of a B-25 Bomber flying into the Empire State Building, 1945 (i.redd.it)
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[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Those bombers back in the day needs to be made of lighter materials so they could carry those bombs and ammos for the . 30 machine guns.