<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwug" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" id="mwuw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a> sorties ninety-one <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress" id="mwvA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress">B-17s</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" id="mwvQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">B-24s</a> to attack the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat" id="mwvg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="U-boat">U-boat</a> construction yards at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmshaven" id="mwvw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Wilhelmshaven">Wilhelmshaven</a>, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany.