The Air Force Story Chapter 18 "Prelude to Invasion" Saturation Air Offensive (1944)

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Chapter 18 of THE AIR FORCE STORY, entitled PRELUDE TO INVASION begins in January 1944. At the 1:20 mark, German factories are shown buzzing with production -- the Luftwaffe was building twice as many planes as in the previous year. These factories were given top priority by Allied planners. New German aircraft are seen emerging from factories, while German factories in Essen and elsewhere fuel the German war machine. The Allied response, once the winter had broken, came in February. A massive…

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