Recycling Nazi Fighter Planes for Aluminum

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Recycling Nazi Fighter Planes for Aluminum

A huge scrap heap where German planes, brought down over Great Britain, were dumped, photographed on August 27, 1940. The large number of Nazi planes downed during raids on Britain made a substantial contribution to the national scrap metal salvage campaign. (AP Photo)

By Charles McCain| 2014-01-17T18:54:12+00:00 January 17th, 2014|Battle of Britain, British Empire, London, Luftwaffe, the Blitz, Third Reich, World War Two|Comments Off

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Charles McCain is a Washington DC based freelance journalist and novelist. He is the author of "An Honorable German," a World War Two naval epic. You can read more of his work on his website: http://charlesmccain.com/