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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DieZlurad on 2024-10-19 23:09:09+00:00.

Original Title: TIL The first air raid in WWII on the German capital was carried out on the night of June 7, 1940, by a lone French Farman F.223.4 long-range bomber nicknamed “Jules Verne”. The crew manually dropped bombs, primarily targeting the Siemens factory, and successfully returned to their base in France.