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World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.
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Bomber
Heavy ground attack aircraft
A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Heligoland
Two islands in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Heligoland is a small archipelago in the North Sea. The islands were historically possessions of Denmark, then became possessions of the United Kingdom from 1807 to 1890. Since 1890, they have been part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, although after World War II they…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)