bombing raid
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Formerly Maduro's vice president, Rodriguez took over after a US bombing raid on Caracas on January 3 ended with his capture and transfer to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
The War Requiem was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962, after the original 14th Century building was destroyed in a World War Two bombing raid.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023
Edgar L. Mills, 25, of Tampa, Florida, was shot down July 18, 1944, during a bombing raid on enemy aircraft and air defense installations around Memmingen, Germany, the agency said in a news release.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023
The original skeleton had been destroyed in a bombing raid on London during World War II, making the two casts the only known records of this animal, Lomax reports today.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2022
Curtis LeMay continued to push for a surprise bombing raid, followed by an invasion of Cuba.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
