Eighty years ago tonight [August 17, 1943], the British RAF launched the first Allied raid targeting Nazi V-weapons production.
596 aircraft were sent in three waves over Peenemünde, in northern Germany, where Nazi scientists, technicians and slave laborers worked to develop the V-2 rocket, the world's fi…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Photo of the Day to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.