Lease Planes
This is a SeeStew short on Lease Planes. It is pulled straight from our YouTube channel and plays here so you can watch without switching apps.
Soviet Night Witches flew silent, fragile planes, clashing with American Lend-Lease aircraft on the Eastern Front (1942-1945). This uncomfortable, unpolished history reveals hidden truths about the war's complex reality.
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