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		mhh__ on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WW2 Meteorology The flights had secondary targets e.g. Kokura was saved by the weather (leading to the bombing of Nagasaki)

ChickeNES on July 14, 2023 [–]

Also likely sparing the life of Ted Fujita, whose study of the damage of the bombings later informed his work on downdrafts and microbursts.

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