{"id":62440,"date":"2017-01-27T20:59:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T20:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/01\/27\/today-in-history-the-eighth-air-force-hits-wilhelmshaven-in-1943\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:24:24","slug":"today-in-history-the-eighth-air-force-hits-wilhelmshaven-in-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/01\/27\/today-in-history-the-eighth-air-force-hits-wilhelmshaven-in-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in history: The Eighth Air Force hits Wilhelmshaven, in 1943"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>1943<\/b>: In it&#8217;s first bomb strike on a German target, the Eighth Air Force dispatched 91 Boeing B-17s and Consolidated B-24s to attack the U-boat pens in Wilhelmshaven. <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2048\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/american-flying-fortresses.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/american-flying-fortresses.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/american-flying-fortresses.jpg.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/american-flying-fortresses.jpg.jpg?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/american-flying-fortresses.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,699 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/american-flying-fortresses.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1049 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/american-flying-fortresses.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1398 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American Flying Fortress&#8217;s taxi-ing on their airfield before taking off, somewhere in England on March 22, 1943, for a raid on the German Naval base at Wilhelmshaven. (AP Photo\/Staff\/Worth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>American Flying Fortresses taxi on their airfield before taking off, somewhere in England on March 22, 1943, for a raid on the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also today in history: <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>1776<\/b>: Col. Henry Knox&#8217;s &#8220;noble train of artillery&#8221; \u2014  <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/the-first-american-victory-ethan-allen-takes-fort-ticonderoga.htm\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/the-first-american-victory-ethan-allen-takes-fort-ticonderoga.htm\">guns that he had moved overland from Fort Ticonderoga<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 arrived at Cambridge, Massachusetts. From there, Maj. Gen. George Washington deployed them to compel British Lt. Gen. 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