James Holland

The aircraft industry is much deeper into the Reich, and it is beyond the range of fighter escorts for the bombers. And the American daylight bombers who are going over are discovering that despite being called flying fortresses, they're not fortresses. They're actually getting decimated.

And the American daylight bombers who are going over are discovering that despite being called flying fortresses, they're not fortresses.

They're actually getting decimated.

And whenever their bombers go in strength over to try and hit the aircraft industry in Germany, beyond fighter range, they get decimated. First, infamously on the Schweinfurt Regenbosch raid on the 17th of August, 1943. coincidentally the same day that Sicily falls to the Allies, and also coincidentally the same day that face-to-face negotiations begin with the Italians for an armistice in Lisbon.

And whenever their bombers go in strength over to try and hit the aircraft industry in Germany, beyond fighter range, they get decimated. First, infamously on the Schweinfurt Regenbosch raid on the 17th of August, 1943. coincidentally the same day that Sicily falls to the Allies, and also coincidentally the same day that face-to-face negotiations begin with the Italians for an armistice in Lisbon.

And whenever their bombers go in strength over to try and hit the aircraft industry in Germany, beyond fighter range, they get decimated. First, infamously on the Schweinfurt Regenbosch raid on the 17th of August, 1943. coincidentally the same day that Sicily falls to the Allies, and also coincidentally the same day that face-to-face negotiations begin with the Italians for an armistice in Lisbon.

And whenever their bombers go in strength over to try and hit the aircraft industry in Germany, beyond fighter range, they get decimated.

First, infamously on the Schweinfurt-Regenberg raid on the 17th of August, 1943.

coincidentally the same day that Sicily falls to the Allies, and also coincidentally the same day that face-to-face negotiations begin with the Italians for an armistice in Lisbon.

But on that day, of the 324 heavy bombers that the Americans send over to hit Schweinfurt and Regensburg, whether a Messerschmitt plant and also a ball bearing plant, which is essential for aircraft manufacturing, they lose 60 shot down and a further 130-odd really, really badly damaged. And even for the vast numbers of manpower and bombers are coming out of America. This is too much.

But on that day, of the 324 heavy bombers that the Americans send over to hit Schweinfurt and Regensburg, whether a Messerschmitt plant and also a ball bearing plant, which is essential for aircraft manufacturing, they lose 60 shot down and a further 130-odd really, really badly damaged. And even for the vast numbers of manpower and bombers are coming out of America. This is too much.

But on that day, of the 324 heavy bombers that the Americans send over to hit Schweinfurt and Regensburg, whether a Messerschmitt plant and also a ball bearing plant, which is essential for aircraft manufacturing, they lose 60 shot down and a further 130-odd really, really badly damaged. And even for the vast numbers of manpower and bombers are coming out of America. This is too much.

But on that day, of the 324 heavy bombers that the Americans send over to hit Schweinfurt and Regensburg, whether a Messerschmitt plant and also a bull bearing plant, which is essential for aircraft manufacturing, they lose 60 shot down and a further 130-odd really, really badly damaged.

And even for the vast numbers of

manpower and and bombers are coming out of america this is too much so they can't sustain it so they've got to find a fighter escort that's going to be able to escort them all the way to the into the reich and the race is on because basically if they haven't got one airspace by april 1944

So they can't sustain it. So they've got to find a fighter escort that's going to be able to escort them all the way into the Reich. And the race is on. Because basically, if they haven't got one airspace by April 1944, It's game over. You can't do a cross-channel invasion. You have to have that control of the airspace beforehand. So the race is on.

So they can't sustain it. So they've got to find a fighter escort that's going to be able to escort them all the way into the Reich. And the race is on. Because basically, if they haven't got one airspace by April 1944, It's game over. You can't do a cross-channel invasion. You have to have that control of the airspace beforehand. So the race is on.

So they can't sustain it. So they've got to find a fighter escort that's going to be able to escort them all the way into the Reich. And the race is on. Because basically, if they haven't got one airspace by April 1944, It's game over. You can't do a cross-channel invasion. You have to have that control of the airspace beforehand. So the race is on.

It's game over.

You can't do a cross-channel invasion.