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Introduction
Very Sociable
Guy
Chest Pain
Girl with a Rash
England 1944
Trouble Healing
Morning Stiffness
Bruises Easily
Shortness of
Breath
Drug Interactions
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Stamstead, England,
1944.
- The success of the Allied Forces during
World War II was directly linked to the intensity of aerial bombardment of
enemy positions and industrial infrastructure.
- The great range and payload capacity of
Allied bombers directly correlated with the success of ground operations.
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- The workhorse of the line was the B-17. It
could fly at 30,000 feet and had the range to reach German targets and
return to bases in England.
- The problem was that some of the crew
members, 18 and 19 year-old men, were dying of pulmonary emboli after
returning form the long flights.
- Not just any crew member, but
those who operated the turret machine gun on the belly of the beast.
- The US Air Force became very interested in
blood clotting.
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Turret machine gun?
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