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TIL that the Chinese Air Force once bombed the Forbidden City in July 1917 during the Manchu Restoration which was attempt to restore the Qing Dynasty and 11 year old emperor Puyi. A Caudron Type D aircraft was used which caused a death of a eunuch and minor damage

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