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The second Schweinfurt raid, [9] also called Black Thursday, was a World War II air battle that took place on 14 October 1943, over Nazi Germany between forces of the United States 8th Air Force and German Luftwaffe fighter arm (Jagdwaffe).
The Second Raid on Schweinfurt on 14 October 1943, remembered as "Black Thursday" while October 1943 as a whole as a "black month" [12]), proved even more bloody; of the 291 aircraft on the mission, 60 were lost, with a further 17 damaged beyond repair. The self-defense concept appeared flawed enough, and losses among the bombers deemed ...
14 October: The Second Raid on Schweinfurt (Black Thursday) resulted in 122 damaged bombers and 650 MIA/KIA. 1 November : A Combined Bomber Offensive progress report estimates that 19/19/9 German towns & cities have been virtually destroyed/severely damaged/more effectively damaged – another report claims 10% of German war potential had been ...
The Schweinfurt task forces followed the same route as the Regensburg force. Because of the delayed start of the mission, eight squadrons of RAF Spitfire fighters (96 aircraft) from 11 Group and 83 Group had been added to escort the Schweinfurt force as far as Antwerp, where P-47s would take over and escort it to Eupen.
Some explanations of Black Friday claim that the holiday references a 19th-century term for the day after Thanksgiving, during which plantation owners could buy slaves at discount prices.
Black Thursday is a term used to refer to typically negative, notable events that have occurred on a Thursday. It has been used in the following cases: 6 February 1851 - devastating day of bushfires in Victoria, Australia; 21 June 1877 execution of 10 suspected leaders of the "Molly Maguires" [1]
There's not much time left to shop Walmart's early Black Friday sale, so you'd better hurry. The early deals launched on Monday, November 11, and will stop on November 17.
The South Shore Plaza was a busy place on Black Friday as shoppers crowded the mall looking for bargains. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (Boston Globe via Getty Images)