bombing mission

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Although his bombing mission that day proved to be among the “easiest” of 30 he flew over occupied France and Nazi Germany, “the emotional impact was the greatest.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

In 1993, the former Soviet territory shot down a Russian plane that it claimed was on a bombing mission; Russian officials at the time denied that claim.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Thirteen days before he was born, his father, Reginald, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, died when his plane was shot down on a bombing mission over Greece.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2022

Arad, an air force navigator, bailed out of a warplane that went down over Lebanon during a 1986 bombing mission.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2021

But the commanders were eager for a big victory, and the 46th Guards were sent out on a bombing mission twice as far away as their usual targets took them.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein