The Evolution of Long-Range Escort Doctrine in World War II.

Abstract

The United States entered World War II with a doctrine of unescorted bombing because the Army Air Corps planners believed the B-17 was invincible. Early results proved the B-17 was not invincible and a new doctrine was needed. The deployment of the P-51 provided an aircraft that could effectively escort the bombers on long-range missions, and the doctrine was changed to escorted bombing. The study examines how the doctrine was developed initially, how and why it was changed, and the success that was achieved before and after the change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194274

Entities

People

  • Lee A. Lesher

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Bombing
  • Business Administration
  • Doctrine
  • Engineering
  • Instructors
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.