Bright Lights
Sometimes you've got to get pretty creative if you want to stay safe. When Algeria was facing threats of bombers flying overhead, they decided to find a way to protect themselves. To do so, the anti-aircraft guns would illuminate the sky at night and irritate the vision of any flyers overhead. It wasn't the craziest idea, but it certainly kept the people safe...
Plane Repair
With a damaged airplane, some adjustments have to be made. For example, the pilot of this aircraft had to land his American P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane in a pretty strange location...a makeshift airfield in the deep countryside. Quickly conducting some necessary repairs just after the invasion of Normandy, the crew is ready to take to the skies again. This was taken in August 1944...
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