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How a Bold, “Reckless” Tactic Wiped Out the Luftwaffe in Record Time

Summary by World War Wings
By late 1943, American air commanders faced a crisis that threatened the future of the strategic bombing campaign. Early doctrine had claimed that heavily armed bombers could protect themselves by flying in tight groups and using overlapping defensive gunfire. Combat proved otherwise. German fighter units adapted quickly, used coordinated tactics, and inflicted losses that could not be sustained. The Allied bombing plan needed more than small ad…
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World War Wings broke the news in on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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