British Attack on Italian Fleet at Taranto (1940)
✈️ #OnThisDay  in a daring nighttime raid on November 11, 1940, British aircraft descended on Taranto, crippling half of Italy’s fleet in one of the most influential naval strikes of WWII. The attack at Taranto stunned the world and proved air power’s potential—an inspiration for Pearl Harbor. #OTD  #WWII #Taranto
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