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On This Day in History - November 18, 1943

November 18, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Berlin (RAF campaign), begins. The British Royal Air Force launched the largest bombing campaign carried out against Berlin up to that time, with 440 planes making a nighttime raid on the German capital. The attack killed 131 people and caused light... read more

Just as bad. 😂

So the whole "Every guy has a picture of him and a fish". I bring to attention "Every girl has a picture of herself at a bar". 😂 Just a random detail I noticed. Both are equally as prevalent and hilarious to me. I have neither a picture of myself with a fish, a truck, or aviators. 😁

If there is one artist that I would recommend you listen to once?

That would be Aviators. The symphonic rock the Aviators produce is like no other I've heard.

Died On This Day

March 15, 1920 #OTD Rudolf Berthold, German flying ace of World War I. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—16 of them while flying one-handed. Berthold's perseverance, bravery, and willingness to return to combat while still wounded made him one of the most famous German pilots of... read more

Daily Aviation Post: Purchased from the U.S. for use by the German Luftwaffe this Mach 2 fighter-bomber was one of Germanys most prominent Cold War interceptors, despite being so fatal to pilots garnering the nickname by aviators as the “Widowmaker”