- Air raid
Air raid refers to an attack by aircraft against ground targets. The term is generally used for
strategic bombing attacks, whileairstrike is used for smaller tactical attacks.War
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Bombing of Guernica (April 26, 1937), the first air attack aimed at civilians
*First air raid on Singapore (1941), a Japanese Navy bomber attack
*Easter Sunday Raid (1942), a Japanese Navy air attack on Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
*Air raids on Australia, 1942–43 , a list of Japanese air attacks on Australia during World War II
*Air raids on Japan (1942-1945), a list of Allied air attacks on Japan during World War II
*Air Raid on Bari (1943), a Nazi bomber attack on Allied shipping in Bari, Italy
*Lookout Air Raid (1942), a small-scale Japanese incendiary attack on a forest in Oregon
*Raid on Taipei , also known as Taipei Air Raid (1945), a US bomber attack targeting Japanese government facilities, collaterally killing more than 3,000 Chinese civilians
*Ouadi Doum air raid (1986), a French attack against a Libyan airbaseDefense
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Air Raid Precautions (1924), a UK organisation for the protection of citizens from bombing attacks
*Air-raid shelter , a structure for protection from bombing attacks
**Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter , a World War II-era shelter in Ipswich, England, currently a museum
*Civil defense siren , also known as air raid siren; a signal warning of impending air raid
**Chrysler air raid siren (1952), a six horn warning siren powered by a 180 horsepower V-8 engineFiction and popular culture
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Air Raid Wardens (1943), a Laurel and Hardy comedy film
*Air Raid (video game) (1984), a rare game released for the Atari 2600
*Air Raid (Transformers) (1986, 1994, 2004), the name of three characters in the Transformers universes
*Icky-Poo Air Raid (1996), an album by the band Bis released in Thailand
*Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) (2000), a song by Limp Bizkit from their album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
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