Saint-Nazaire: The U-Boat Base That Defied 2,000 Allied Sorties

On 9 November 1942, 31 B-17s and 12 B-24s took off from England and attacked the German U-boat base at Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France. The B-17s, flying between 7,500 and 12,000 feet, faced heavy flak. Three of the bombers were lost, and 22 suffered damage. The B-24s attacked from 17,500 to 18,300 […]

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