Masters of the Air — Germany
One of the Eighth Air Force earliest and most costly targets -- Bremen U-boat yards and aircraft factories drew repeated missions from 1942, with severe losses from Luftwaffe interception before long-range fighter escort arrived.
Bremen was attacked by the Eighth Air Force from its earliest operations in 1942. Its Focke-Wulf aircraft factories, U-boat yards, and oil refineries made it a priority target. The missions demonstrated both the potential and terrible cost of daylight precision bombing without fighter escort.
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