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On Mon. 17 Jul 1944 In southern France, 162 B-24 bombers of the US Fif.....

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In southern France, 162 B-24 bombers of the US Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy attacked targets in southern France, including the rail marshalling yard at Avignon and railroad bridges at Arles and Tarascon.

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