Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission

The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission was a strategic bombing mission during World War II carried out by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers of the US Army Air Forces on August 17, 1943. The mission was an ambitious plan to cripple the German aircraft industry; it was also known as the "double-strike mission" because it entailed two large forces of bombers attacking separate targets in order to disperse fighter reaction by the Luftwaffe. It was also the first American shuttle mission, in which all or part of a mission landed at a different field and later bombed another target before returning to its base.

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1943 Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission

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1400 Battle of Bergtheim

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1866 Battle of Kissingen

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1866 Skirmish of Oerlenbach

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1866 Engagement of Hammelburg

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1943 Second Raid on Schweinfurt

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1546 — 1547 Schmalkaldic War

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Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943

WWII Schweinfurt Raid

One of nine B-17s of the 100th Bomb Group missing by the end of the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission. Damaged, it crash landed near Zurich, Switzerland, where both plane and crew were interned

B-17s flying over the Alps after the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission

B-17s during the Schweinfurt mission

Track chart of the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission, 17 August 1943

B-17F formation over Schweinfurt, Germany, August 17, 1943

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	800	Holy Roman Empire		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1400	Battle of Bergtheim	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Battle of Kissingen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Skirmish of Oerlenbach	skirmish, Königlich Bayerisches 9. Infanterie-Regiment „Wrede“	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Engagement of Hammelburg	engagement	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Second Raid on Schweinfurt	airstrike	Wikidata
event	war	1546	Schmalkaldic War	war, Holy Roman Empire, Charles V, Schmalkaldic League	Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		Baudenkmal D-6-62-000-351 in Schweinfurt	single person bunker	Wikidata
site	tower		Bergfried Saaleckstraße 1 in Hammelburg	Bergfried	Wikidata
site	tower		Mönchsturm (Hammelburg)	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torturm	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torturm	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torturm	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torturm	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1260	Hüterturm	timber-framed house, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1300	Baderturm	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943		Commons
commons	image		WWII Schweinfurt Raid		Commons
commons	image		One of nine B-17s of the 100th Bomb Group missing by the end of the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission. Damaged, it crash landed near Zurich, Switzerland, where both plane and crew were interned		Commons
commons	image		B-17s flying over the Alps after the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission		Commons
commons	image		B-17s during the Schweinfurt mission		Commons
commons	image		Track chart of the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission, 17 August 1943		Commons
commons	image		B-17F formation over Schweinfurt, Germany, August 17, 1943		Commons