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In 1942 the US Army Air Force flew their first missions against Germany. Join me as I look at how the Luftwaffe adjusted to this new threat and address a few myths associated with this time frame.

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- Sources -
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Hermann, Dietmar. Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F und G vom schnellen Jäger zum Jagdbomber und Schlachtflugzeug. Stedinger Verlag 2012.

Pehle, Walter (Hrsg.). Die Welt im Krieg 1941-1943, Band I – Von Pearl Harbor zum Bombenkrieg in Europa, Geschichte Fischer, 1992.

Schadel, Ralf: Die Illusion der Wunderwaffen. Die Rolle der Düsenflugzeuge und Flugabwehrrakten in der Rüstungspolitik des Dritten Reiches.

Wehner, Jens. Technik können Sie von der Taktik nicht trennen. Campus Verlag 2022.

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Luftwaffe '42: Allied Bombing
01:29 - New Threat: Daytime Bombing
04:38 - Combat Tactics
08:24 - Sponsored
09:37 - Reacting to Allied Bombing
10:31 - The Luftwaffe's Analysis
11:54 - Fighter Deployments to the West
12:59 - Fighter Production
14:10 - The 1942 Fuel Crisis
14:51 - FLAK: Defense Through Massed Firepower
16:32 - Back to Doctrine
18:35 - Outro

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Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound