
More at scitech.quickfound.net "EIGHTH BOMBER COMMAND'S FLYING FORTRESSES SMASH THE MESSERSCHMITT FACTORY AT REGENSBURG AND BALL BEARING PLANTS AT SCHWEINFURT." Official history of the United States Air Force, volume 1 chapter 14, June 1943. v1c13: www.youtube.com v1c15: www.youtube.com playlist (in progress): www.youtube.com USAF film SFP 263-14 Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with clipping reduction, volume normalization, noise removal and equalization. www.usaaf.net ...As the Luftwaffe fighter defense became more dangerous, most US air power leaders acknowledged the need for a long-range fighter escort. VIII Bomber Command, however, clung to the belief that the self -defending bomber needed no escort. Nevertheless, in June, Arnold gave Maj. Gen. Barney Giles, the chief of the Air Staff, six months to develop a fighter that could protect the bombers all the way from the United Kingdom to Germany and back. Meanwhile, the bombers continued to fly missions, and the losses mounted. Early in August, the Eighth Air Force finalized plans for its largest mission to date. The targets were the ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt and the Messerschmitt aircraft plants at Regensburg. By attacking these two critical industrial sites, the United States hoped to slow or even stop German aircraft production and thus help to <b>...</b>
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