bombing mission
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Jackson met the then-leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1979 when he traveled to Syria to free U.S. pilot Robert Goodman, who’d been shot down while on a bombing mission.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
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
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
He was just 20 when, as a Navy pilot in World War II, his plane was seriously damaged by enemy fire - and he still managed to complete his bombing mission.
From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2018
To make matters worse, one night after a bombing mission, their aircraft got stuck at their intermediate airfield without food and low on fuel.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
