air attack

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Among those taken in are a blind swan, an eagle with an amputated wing and a stork that suffered a concussion during an air attack.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Winds were expected to pick up into the evening, possibly making an air attack unfeasible if sustained wind speeds break 30 to 40 mph, said L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

In April, Iran launched an air attack on Israel using 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and at least 110 ballistic missiles.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

In a carefully worded statement, Iraq’s military did not attribute the explosion to an air attack with a missile or a drone.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Despite the sound and fury of our shelling and our air attack, the Japanese pillboxes had been untouched.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac