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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Geeledouche52 on 2023-06-25 21:41:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that every employee at the Hanford Engineer Works in Richland, WA donated one day’s worth of their pay to purchase a B-17 bomber, as their contribution to the WW2 effort. The plane was christened ‘Day’s Pay’ and flew over 60 missions in Germany