the royal yugoslav army air force ( unk ) had only 77 modern fighter aircraft available to defend Defending belgrade against the hundreds of german fighters and bombers that struck Attack in the first wave early on 6 april .

Three more waves of bombers attacked Attack Belgrade on 6 April , and more attacks Attack followed in subsequent days .

Mosquito bombers succeeded in breaching the walls and buildings of the prison , as well as destroying Destroying guards ' barracks .

The base was attacked Attack by 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft ( including fighters , level and dive bombers , and torpedo bombers ) in two waves , launched Process_start from six aircraft carriers .

The base was attacked Attack by 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft ( including fighters , level and dive bombers , and torpedo bombers ) in two waves , launched Process_start from six aircraft carriers .

They also attacked Attack the bridge using Using the newly developed Creating Arado Ar 234B-2 turbojet bombers .

In 1940–41 , German night fighters , lacking airborne radar sets and a means to locate Scouring them over Germany , had flown Self_motion to British bomber bases and attempted to destroy Destroying RAF bombers as they returned Arriving from their missions .

Ten people were killed Killing : one of the IRA bombers , a UDA member and eight Protestant civilians , two of whom were children .

The two bombers Attack were traced Arriving to Bahrain , where they both took Conquering ampules of cyanide hidden Hiding_objects in cigarettes when they realized Know they were about to be taken Conquering into custody .

The bombers were tried and convicted Criminal_investigation in 1997 .

Various units engaged Forming_relationships in fiercely fought actions during the operation , usually supported by a mixture of artillery , air and helicopter gunship support , sometimes including B52 strategic bombers .

While B-52 bombers accounted Statement for a majority of the strikes Attack , the most effective aircraft were fixed wing gunships , including the AC-47 , the AC-119 , and the AC-130 .

Government sources speculated Coming_to_believe that the bombers may have been transporting Bringing TNT to a downtown location in anticipation of the annual May Day parade Social_event on May 9 .

The first phase late on the 26th consisted Cause_to_be_included of air strikes by torpedo bombers from the British aircraft carrier , which disabled Destroying `` Bismarck '' s steering gear , jamming her rudders in a turning position and preventing Preventing_or_letting her escape .

Both blasts were caused by suicide bombers , who checked Scrutiny into the hotels as paying Commerce_pay guests several days earlier .

From February 1945 , the bombers switched Change to low-altitude night firebombing against urban areas as much of the manufacturing Manufacturing process was carried out Action in small workshops and private homes : this approach Arriving resulted in Causation large-scale urban damage Damaging .

The American bombers conducted Action a strategic bombing raid Attack on ball bearing factories to reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale production of these vital parts for all manner of war machines .

American wartime intelligence claimed Statement the first Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission in August had reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale bearing production by 34 percent but had cost Cost many bombers .

An extensive network of radar systems was built Coming_to_be in Denmark to detect Know English bombers bound for Germany .

also in support Supporting were royal air force bombers and fighter-bombers .

the mission involved Cause_to_be_included royal air force handley page halifax bombers Attack towing Self_motion airspeed horsa gliders from england to tunisia .

In 2008 it was revealed Reveal_secret that British intelligence agency GCHQ was monitoring Scrutiny conversations between the bombers as the bomb was being driven Bringing into Omagh .

The tunnels were later used Using as a staging area for the attack Attack on Saigon during the 1968 Tet offensive Attack before they were largely destroyed Destroying by heavy bombing Attack from American B-52 bombers in 1970 , ending Process_end their utility .

The soldiers each testified Statement that they had opened fire in the belief that the suspected bombers were reaching Arriving for weapons or a remote detonator .

the major raid Attack occurred Presence on march 16 , 1945 , when royal air force bombers dropped Motion_directional incendiary bombs that set fire Damaging to much of the city , killing Killing an estimated 5,000 people and almost completely obliterating Destroying the historic town .

Newly inaugurated President Richard Nixon authorized Preventing_or_letting for the first time use Using of long range B-52 heavy bombers to carpet Motion bomb Attack Cambodia .

Asadullah Khalid said Communication he 'd tried to warn Warning the police commander away from the event , saying Communication he , the Governor , had known Know there were bombers active in the area .

Most of the bombing was carried out Attack by U.S. Air Force ( USAF ) B-52 bombers .

carried out Action by boeing b-17 flying fortress heavy bombers of the u.s. army air forces on august 17 , 1943 , it was an ambitious plan Arranging to cripple Destroying the german aircraft industry .

The mission was also known as the `` double-strike mission '' because it entailed two large forces of bombers attacking Attack separate targets in order to disperse Dispersal fighter reaction by the Luftwaffe , and was the first American `` shuttle '' mission , in which all or part of a mission landed at a different field and later bombed Attack another target before returning to its base .

84 was a strike Attack by 376 bombers of sixteen bomb groups against German heavy industry well beyond the range of escorting fighters .

The mission inflicted Causation heavy damage on the Regensburg target , but at catastrophic loss to the force , with 60 bombers lost Earnings_and_losses and many more damaged Damaging beyond economical repair .

supporting Supporting the carrier aircraft were eight b-17 bombers of the 435th bombardment squadron of the 19th bombardment group from garbutt field , townsville , australia and eight royal australian air force hudson bombers of no .

supporting Supporting the carrier aircraft were eight b-17 bombers of the 435th bombardment squadron of the 19th bombardment group from garbutt field , townsville , australia and eight royal australian air force hudson bombers of no .

the attack Attack was carried out Attack by israeli air force f4 phantom ii fighter bombers , at 9:20 am on wednesday april 8 .

Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack Attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) based in Libya and Southern Italy on nine oil refineries around Ploiești , Romania on 1 August 1943 , during World War II .

During the manhunt Scouring , police misidentified Jean Charles de Menezes as one of the suspected bombers and shot Use_firearm and killed Killing him .

On 9 July 2007 , four defendants , Muktar Said Ibrahim , 29 , Yasin Hassan Omar , 26 , Ramzi Mohammed , 25 , and Hussain Osman , 28 , were found Know guilty of conspiracy Committing_crime to murder. < ref name= '' Four guilty over 21/7 bomb plot '' > < /ref > The four attempted bombers were each sentenced Legal_rulings to life imprisonment Prison , with a minimum of 40 years ' imprisonment Prison .

A force of 44 British dive bombers and 40 fighters took off from three aircraft carriers in the early hours of 17 July .

The U.S. pilots claimed Statement to have shot down Use_firearm three twin-engined bombers and two fighters during the mission , but Japanese sources show only two bombers were shot down Use_firearm .

The U.S. pilots claimed Statement to have shot down Use_firearm three twin-engined bombers and two fighters during the mission , but Japanese sources show only two bombers were shot down Use_firearm .

In 1939 , Bomber Command was forced Request to operate Military_operation at night , due Causation to the extent of losses Earnings_and_losses of unescorted heavy bombers flying Motion in daylight .

However , the USAAF introduced Choosing the P-51 Mustang , a fighter capable of escorting Patrolling the USAAF bombers to and from their targets Aiming in daylight .

From January 1942 to April 1943 , German arms industry grew Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by an average of 5.5 % monthly , and by summer 1943 , the systematic attack Attack against German industry by Allied bombers , brought Bringing the overall armament production Manufacturing — during the period of May 1943 to March 1944 — to a complete halt Process_end .

the war has also earned Earnings_and_losses the nickname Name_conferral video game war after the daily broadcast of images from cameras on board us bombers during operation desert storm .

During the raid Attack a force of over 20 Japanese bombers and Zero fighters attacked Attack the Australian town of Darwin , Northern Territory , inflicting Causation little damage on the ground .

at 3:15 am a group of 21 ltte commandos , most of them black tigers , who are known to be suicide bombers , attacked Attack the air base .