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Why did the United States destroy thousands of its own World War II aircraft after the war? By 1945, the U.S. had built nearly 300,000 military aircraft, but maintaining such an enormous fleet in peacetime was simply too expensive. At places like Kingman Army Airfield in Arizona, thousands of iconic bombers - including the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator - were dismantled using a giant steel “guillotine.” Much of the aluminum was then recycled to help fuel America’s post-war economic boom. Sometimes victory meant destroying the very machines that had won the war. #WW2 #History #MilitaryHistory #Shorts Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH. #timeghost #timeghost #history #historical #history #worldwartwohistory #worldwartwo #ww2 #ww2history #historymatters #maps #cartography #camo