Bloody April
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title:
Bloody April
text:
Bloody April was the British air support operation during the Battle of Arras in April 1917, during which particularly heavy casualties were suffered by the Royal Flying Corps at the hands of the German Luftstreitkräfte. The tactical, technological, and training differences between the two sides ensured the British suffered a casualty rate nearly four times as great as their opponents. The losses were so disastrous that it threatened to undermine the morale of entire squadrons. The RFC contribut
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British air support operation during the Battle of Arras
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_April
date created:
2004-08-18T06:13:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T12:04:31Z
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