bombing run

Example Sentences

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The New York Times reported last month that a Special Operations bombing run in 2019 killed dozens of women and children, and that the aftermath was concealed from the public and top military leaders.

From New York Times

He didn’t see the need for a bombing run that morning and believes the Army never adequately addressed why it took place.

From Los Angeles Times

Assigned to the Army Air Forces, the sergeant took off on a bombing run from Biak in July of 1944, and his aircraft was shot down and crashed into the sea hundreds of miles away.

From New York Times

In response to the killing of scores of Soviet advisors, Soviet warplanes carried out reprisal bombing runs that killed up to 20,000 people in and near the city.

From Los Angeles Times

Working with and effectively for the War Department during the bomb project, he witnessed the test explosion of the world’s first nuclear device and flew on the Nagasaki bombing run.

From New York Times