In message , vincent p.
norris writes
The point I was making was that the "Fortress" was unable to protect
its crews as the USAAC (and other air forces) had fondly believed
before the war.....

I don't think anyone could possibly dispute that!

and that aerial bombardment in WWII by and large
failed to live up to the hopes and fears of the generals

The "Strategic Bombing Survey" conducted after the war came to the
same conclusion. German production actually increased during the war.

German production increased after about '43 because they drafted women
into the factories and also put most of the factories on a 3-shift 24
hour day.

Mike
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M.J.Powell