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2023-06-08 18:14:32 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 295557DFB8C547B19A7699605E4947696D898528E041F4E5CCA7A9DB8EE840F7
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Historians do not appear to be in agreement. Snopes states story Unproven, while another Fact check states Likely True. There is anecdotal evidence of 303 testimonies & records that tell some version of the story in the book Wood for Wood. Can't verify either way so NNN. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/07/the-story-of-the-wooden-bombs-dropped-on-german-decoy-airfields-is-likely-true.html https://www.forces.net/heritage/history/did-allied-pilots-really-drop-fake-wooden-bombs-fake-wooden-decoy-airfields https://aviationhumor.net/during-wwii-germans-built-fake-airfields-with-fake-wooden-planes-allies-bombed-them-with-wooden-bombs/
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