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Operation Türkenkreuz: the Gotha — The prelude
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It was widely believed by 1917 that the airship menace had been conquered. The monsters in the skies had been defeated. However, another monster was just over the horizon. This was the ‘Gotha’, a purpose-built bomber with a wingspan of 77 feet (12 metres) and measuring some 40 feet (12 metres) long. These were to used under the command of the ve...