World War II: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" id="mwwA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> bombers are dispatched to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden" id="mwwQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Dresden">Dresden</a>, Germany to attack the city with a <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II" id="mwwg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bombing of Dresden in World War II">massive aerial bombardment</a>.