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Royal Air Force Bomber Command, the "Overlord Air Diversion," and "Precision" Bombing at Night.
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Journal of Military History . Oct2019, Vol. 83 Issue 4, p1161-1188. 28p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 6 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The official historians of the British strategic air offensive described Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command's development in the spring and summer of 1944 as an operational "revolution." The present article explores aspects of that development in closer and critical detail, highlighting the organizational change employed to make operational experiments into standard operating procedure, the role of airborne control at the target (the master bomber), and related challenges in signals communication. It also examines closely some of the bombing data compiled and analyzed by the command's Operational Research Section. The article concludes that the "revolution" produced change sufficient to make the command a more effective bomber force, but a variety of factors limited further progress in the operational environment of 1944-45. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08993718
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Military History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138843606