macadamiamin t1_j5xurom wrote
Reply to comment by AgentElman in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
Turns out bombs make terrible paint substitutes.
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