{"id":93463,"date":"2025-06-04T02:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=93463"},"modified":"2025-01-09T22:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T03:04:36","slug":"remarkable-victory-the-bomber-war-episode-5-jan-to-june-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/06\/04\/remarkable-victory-the-bomber-war-episode-5-jan-to-june-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarkable Victory &#8211; The Bomber War Episode 5 &#8211; Jan to June 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iWvqjpESOCM?si=AGOkLKfayzmfsRaW\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>HardThrasher<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 28 Feb 2024<\/p>\n<p>In which the USAAF and RAF finally start to Get Good at their jobs and tie up their respective campaigns for literally the first time.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; 04:01 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n04:06 &#8211; 08:12 &#8211; Forward Operating Base<br \/>\n08:15 &#8211; 11:30 &#8211; Changes in Command<br \/>\n11:32 &#8211; 16:16 &#8211; Doolittle&#8217;s Plan<br \/>\n16:20 &#8211; 22:25 &#8211; Big Week<br \/>\n22:34 &#8211; 29:32 &#8211; Aftermath<br \/>\n29:35 &#8211; 32:06 &#8211; Berlin<br \/>\n32:09 &#8211; 33:59 &#8211; Overlord<br \/>\n34:02 &#8211; Survivor&#8217;s Club<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Greg&#8217;s Airplanes P-47 Playlist    \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLD2EcpzcvT-tvemNaIYUfZfV3s8K8Gbgh\" target=\"_blank\">P-47 Thunderbolt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Internet Sources<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Butt Report \u2013 Transcript from 2014 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEN4VDlHRnBIZnJjYTRvNjBUUXAzeUdfRTNNUXxBQ3Jtc0tsVmdlb2g3MTZtSzBzYVlWRkJkNFVWajAyaVFrUFJvcmYtSVlZSVNCSFJMZXhoUURHU2JBRm5FcERJbzNjck85ZWF5VUhRSjk3S1k4aFR5TnJobkNlNGpSVktzTHR0Vi0yV2NyellXaHJpZC1oRmpCOA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fetherwave.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fbutt-report-transcription-tna-pro-air-14-12182.pdf&#038;v=W9Cr57s2k-E\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/etherwave.files.wordpress.com&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nThe Cherwell Memorandum &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3QwQmExZFFEbEdkeklscHFJM3RNOXotal9SUXxBQ3Jtc0trZGZJeFJIclh0LVVDazVYUVR0dTkxTXg2X1VvLTg3LVB0OHhaVzJLX3RMMVl3dG5sLW0yRnNibDRTd21RTlI1ZUFCQzlWREFfOWl1WXUwa0pkM19ySm9RdmEyMk1TQm5kWDQ1QS1lRzM0REh4b3BzQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldfuturefund.org%2Fwffmaster%2Freading%2FBombing%2Fcherwell.htm&#038;v=W9Cr57s2k-E\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.worldfuturefund.org\/wffma&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Target for Today<\/em> (1944) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r6yaq_HT3aE&#038;t=596s\" target=\"_blank\">Target For Today (1944)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbll3dlJ1emE1NGduV2VyMjJia1NLajdJWDgwUXxBQ3Jtc0tsbHFiRzVrR2lxSFp5bm4yNWEzQWc1WmEyRGlBRmpYSnQtSmFoenFsbVl0RlNmdGJPM253WThabmFwWmpMRXBpMWhZVjUxWHVFVjJOeU4wMDlwUnd6R0xYUXZpa0ZXQ1NtNGVLQWxTOFBEazU3cDg5cw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navsea.navy.mil%2FHome%2FWarfare-Centers%2FNSWC-Dahlgren%2FDahlgren_Centennial%2FDahlgren_Biographies%2FLTEThompson%2F&#038;v=Y4MitxRT7PA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.navsea.navy.mil\/Home\/Warf&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; LTE Thompson, first lead scientist at Dahlgren<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmx1WENBMnVnRXlhellNZGFiX2IyZHhSYUpfUXxBQ3Jtc0ttbXdaSTJramRXWnloTm50TV9FTkgtN3hIUU1PV0NsaENFdHFMNi1pN0Nsa00tanBpUU9sc3cySFdJZTQ5dm9NZGZjeFI3ejZuYTIweEtuUDl0akp0SV92OGtPLWgxaUZWQ1hoa2l5V3hsTHNLbndDcw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPatrick_Blackett&#038;v=W9Cr57s2k-E\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Admiralty Professor in opposition to Bomber Command<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0lOMTgyNzhycjNKWmpJMUN4YjI4NnBTRlMzQXxBQ3Jtc0trcEZBU1otMVNkWDZoSEI1OGhIY2JBd3c1ZTliZkNZQ2JweE1HVGJOX0VkQV9DTl9oT051STkzNUpPd3ZWelZYUlFGMXVRZTBILWhBbW82ZlhnUGVydjh3WVpSVGFKWGRYY1ptb0NfNll3OFVIbUNyVQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAerial_bombardment_and_international_law%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DIn%25201977%252C%2520Protocol%2520I%2520was%2Cof%2520civilians%2520and%2520civilian%2520objects&#038;v=W9Cr57s2k-E\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerial_&#8230;<\/a> \u2013 International Law pertaining to Ariel Bombardment in 1939\u2026eg there was noneevent=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjhhUDZCWVBqLUtsa1daR0wyVDJtenZTazRTZ3xBQ3Jtc0trLVBNZzZ4cGZJN0JKWkFWUUY5VE1iZHV2bVpLS2M4cHdEM2tqb1FBYWYxOWlHSzRmc0NBT0xIdVAzb0ZkOHVrMnVzYjZ4N3RfQjNwVW9LeWZDNVdwZWstSnFEZzZTNnpTd1MyN1FBR2NxRUV5andCdw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.m.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FButt_Report&#038;v=L4HIHvjuWsE&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Butt_&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0I0bmlJLVJGdFVuWXoyNWMxRG9wLVRyQUhUd3xBQ3Jtc0treG9YNDV2U0ZuTE9GazBuRXhBR0dfQURWTDk0RnBtLW9yYjczcGVXNjFQVGdpU2t6V2JGMVh1dkV3MllqZlByYXdPQmRxc0t1Qm9haGNkdEV4Y2QyUHYzcmM4Z0FMRWxQVUR3QUluS0xmdlZNTzl4Zw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.m.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FArea_bombing_directive&#038;v=L4HIHvjuWsE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Area_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0lqZ2VxYkJoUHE4U092OHMxTFRXdHhIT2RzQXxBQ3Jtc0tsSFlER3NqYVdBR0NMcnFETkd5ckswS2cxSFJic0htNE5qbURqWWVXdFJmTGRyNlVmTnI4bUdtLXBKanZJTGRoNkJkT3BkV3lsSWxTSjBSM194N3ZHWVB2NjEtN1F1M1RWSkxuamc4ZEVjTzVlZnpLdw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.m.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCasablanca_directive&#038;v=L4HIHvjuWsE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casab&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldYaFk5a0d6WjVtQnRGMVFQaGdSUkRtOHV3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuQWp1WC1pUk1Uam9pdnJxbmFDMElhUlJ4QU16RnJIQlNzUlQzZEkwVGxLbzBKd05PTHhJLS1waVBRX1F6d05mYlB0eXg2bDQtRUx5T3MxOEZxNTlZd21xcE1ZNEQ1Q2Y3cFg1UTh4cTduWVd0S0g2NA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC1218637&#038;v=L4HIHvjuWsE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discovery.nationalarchives.go&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Western War Plan W5a and W6<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Bibliography<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>America&#8217;s Pursuit of Precision Bombing 1910-1945<\/em> &#8211; McFarland et al.<br \/>\n<em>Dresden<\/em> \u2013 Sinclair McKay<br \/>\n<em>Dresden; Tuesday &#8230;<\/em> \u2013 Fredrick Taylor<br \/>\n<em>Absolute War \u2013 The Firebombing of Tokyo<\/em> \u2013 Chris Bellamy<br \/>\n<em>Black Snow<\/em> &#8211;<br \/>\n<em>Bomber Command<\/em> \u2013 Max Hastings<br \/>\n<em>Bomber Command&#8217;s War Against Germany, An Official History<\/em> \u2013 Nobel Franklin et al.<br \/>\n<em>The Bomber Mafia<\/em> \u2013 Malcolm Gladwell<br \/>\n<em>Undaunted and Through Adversity<\/em> (Vol 1 &#038;2) \u2013 Ben Kite<br \/>\nUnited States Strategic Bombing Survey (European War) (USSBS) Sept 1945 \u2013 Var. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa08tUFg3T3RQLVltOGJjdl9oMHZaai1ueGl1d3xBQ3Jtc0tuQ2otQm5sMVhpQmhZNUdIWkNtWUVyV3JYWHoxMG1YZDJQcnNpaExUWnBiQVpwenRIRm9Samwza01pQlAwWjdpZUwxNmhSRDZCcldQRm5oQVRJSzRYeUdDaHJFVFpXZU5vQUR2a0dNTXBHbm92TEx3SQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcollections.nlm.nih.gov%2Fcatalog%2Fnlm%3Anlmuid-101634748-bk&#038;v=L4HIHvjuWsE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/catal&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<em>America&#8217;s Pursuit of Precision Bombing 1910-1945<\/em>, McFarland<br \/>\n<em>Big Week<\/em> \u2013 James Holland<\/p>\n<p>Photos used published under Creative Commons &#8211; Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0tEWVR1UjRyMXROUlZVZ1pDV3dsRjQ3SEtCd3xBQ3Jtc0ttaXJVdmxyc0J5eEpBVWFuV2c4Vnl1aWFuQy1EdkxZdXUzNEd0UjNUNHhlUHRjTm00QzlvakpXdDhQQm41dEp3UjlFU0xDeEozc3BkaTdjNDNuY19PYjZzdUFrWkF5MUdHSHB0bW5sSHM3eUlwbV9wMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D514724&#038;v=qxzsqYqMixU\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a> unless otherwise stated<\/p>\n<p>Footage used<br \/>\n<em>Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress<\/em>, Directed by William Wyler (including on-board shots he took at the time on actual missions) \u2013 copyright Paramount Pictures 1944<br \/>\n<em>Target for Today<\/em> \u2013 US Army Air Forces Film Division, 1944<br \/>\n<em>The Rear Gunner<\/em> &#8211; The U.S. Army Signal Corps Photographic Section, Warner Bros. 1943<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HardThrasher Published 28 Feb 2024 In which the USAAF and RAF finally start to Get Good at their jobs and tie up their respective campaigns for literally the first time. 00:00 &#8211; 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