Maybe A Firestorm Will Give Them Character

On this day 1945 One tactic used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force in the second World War was firestorms. This was achieved by dropping incendiary bombs, filled with chemicals such as magnesium, phosphorus or petroleum jelly (napalm), in clusters over a target. After the area caught fire, the air above the bombed area, become extremely hot and rose rapidly. Cold air then rushed in at ground level from the outside and people were sucked into the fire. In 1945, Britis

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