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TIL the B-24 'Hot Stuff' was the first heavy bomber to complete 25 missions in Europe during WWII. However, after a crash on the way home killed 14 of the 15 onboard, the USAAF celebrated the B-17 'Memphis Belle' as the first bomber to reach 25 completed missions

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