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Singapore executes Filipina maid and German child evacuees of World War Two

The History Hour

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The Zorba Bomber Raid

The raid was one of the most difficult ever flown. The dams on the rear were considered indestructible. Engineer Barnes Wallace came up with an ingenious idea. Drop huge bombs on reservoirs in front of the dams and design them specially to bounce along the water towards the target, like skimming stones. And not only did the mission need innovative engineering, it needed brilliant flying.

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