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Synopsis
Martin Caidin s Black Thursday: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid tells of the United States Air Force s massive bombing raid into Nazi Germany s industrial heartland on Thursday, October 14, 1943. On that fateful day two hundred and ninety one hulking B-17 Flying Fortresses - escorted by squadrons of nimble P-47 Thunderbolts miraculously fought their way through swarms of Messerschmitt Me-109 s, Focke-Wulf FW-190 s, Heinkel He-113 s and more on their way to cripple the enemy s vital ball-bearings plant at Schweinfurt.