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sortie [′sȯrd·ē] (aerospace engineering) An operational flight by one aircraft. (ordnance) A sudden attack made from a defensive position. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We know how many tons of bombs Bomber Command, Eighth Air Force, and Fifteenth Air Force dropped month by month; we know how many bombers sortied day by day against which set of targets, what percentage of aircraft was lost due to enemy action or accident, how those percentages changed month by month, what crew losses were, how many aircraft successfully dropped their bombs, and even in general terms the degree of bombing accuracy. |
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