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"N" Trivia Neale, Robert H - U.S. fighter pilot. He was the top scoring ace of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers, with sixteen Japanese aircraft to his credit. Nickles - British code for propaganda leaflets dropped from aircraft on German territory in the early days of the war. On the first night of hostilities, "nickles" were dropped on Bremen, Hamburg, and the Ruhr. Bomber crews did not like these missions and felt they only increased the amount of toilet paper available to the Germans. They called these raids "bumphlet raids". Neutrals - only five countries of Europe were able to remain neutral throughout WWII. They were Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal and Ireland. Norseman - Type of aircraft (C-64) that disappeared over the North Sea on December 15, 1944, while in flight from Bedford, England, to Paris, France. Bandleader Major Glenn Miller was aboard and was listed as missing in action.
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