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During WW2, the first bombing missions were flown at night. So the lights of the cities would show the enemy navigators where they were. If the civilians observed a Blackout, they would turn out the lights or cover their windows. Even though the enemy bomber may not be intending to bomb that city, he could use it as a navigation point to where his target was located. The navigators also looked for landmarks: such as water towers, railroads, bridges or big buildings. They could see these landmarks from the city lights that reflected off the clouds.

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