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4.4K views · 229 reactions | In the early days of WWII, parachuting involved jumping through a narrow three-foot hole in the fuselage floor. Then soldiers had to pray their parachutes, linked to the aircraft by a strap, would open. WWII's Most Daring Raids | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook
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From Nazi holiday camps to gargantuan submarine pens and secret bunker systems, visit key sites across the former Third Reich to understand how Germany built up its military might and established the Nazi War Machine. WWII By Drone premieres tonight at 9 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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With millions of men serving in WWII, the nation needed pilots to ferry planes from the factory to the air bases. That’s when Jackie Cochran proposed a novel idea: why not let women fly? 🎥America in Color | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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📆 This Day in History On this day in 1942, the Battle of Midway began in the Pacific Ocean. The 4-day battle between the U.S. and Japan, fought almost entirely with aircraft, was one of the most important American naval victories of WWII. 🇺🇸 Get an inside look tonight at 11PM on Battle of Midway: The True Story. https://bit.ly/3mRiEIO | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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13K views · 283 reactions | Military experts and historians crisscross Europe to revisit the war's most iconic battles in the sky. WWII By Drone: Battle for the Skies premieres tonight at 9 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook
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