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Did gunners on WWII bombers, specifically guys in the top turrets, ever accidentally shoot the plane they were flying in? Also, when the bullets fired in aerial battles eventually landed, did they ever kill anyone on the ground?	21
In “Master and Commander” the commander of the ship’s Marines accidentally shoots the ship doctor while trying to hit a bird. Would he have gotten in trouble for this? What rules were there about firearms on board Napoleonic ships?	11
Did Indian Scouts later regret their roles in helping the United States Army?	7
What were the experiences of African-American POWs in WWII? Were prison camps segregated (even by the prisoners themselves), etc.?	6
What’s the history of concessions at sports stadiums? Have they always been so expensive? If not, when did that start?	3
In the series “The Pacific” John Basilone wins the MoH in 1942 but is killed on Iwo Jima in 1945 after volunteering to return to combat. Did this organically happen to any Americans in the Pacific Theater? How did troop rotations work? Was it possible to be in battles three or four years apart?	1
When I was a kid I thought the Battle of Midway was so named because it was "a turning point in the war."	1
In “Master & Commander” we see marines in the rigging firing at enemy crew on the other ship’s deck - would these marines ever just fire at their counterparts in the enemy’s rigging?	1
I’m a huge soccer fan, living in the United States in 1974. I want to watch live matches from that year’s World Cup - is there any way possible for me to do this?	1
We know on D-Day that paratroopers landed in the dark and the landing forces hit the beaches in the early morning - what time did everyone have to wake up to coordinate such massive movements? Did they get any sleep at all beforehand?	1

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