The Final (Strategic Bombing Campaign) Flashcards
Who is Douhet, Mitchel, Trenchard
1) All had ideas on the bombing campaign
2) Believed bombing was a cheap way to destroy moral/economy.
What did Douhet and Mitchel believe about bombing.
Believed bombing could win the war. Felt no one could stop the bomber.
What did Trencahrd believe about bombing?
Believed you needed a balanced force of bombers and fighters.
Which countries had real bombing campaigns
The American and British
What is the Norden Bombing site?
It was a bombing testing site where the Americans claimed they could drop a bomb into a pickle jar.
Why did the British and the Germans feel that they could
During the day the bombers would take way to many causalities
What was the Battle of Britain the first example of?
Trying to use air-power alone to win a confrentation
Why did the Germans do poorly against Britain?
Their bombers were not equipped for massive bombing, they were only made for ground support.
When did British bombing command switch to night time bombing?
1940
What is Indiscriminate bombing
1) Was considered immoral and ineffective.
2) Drop enough bombs in a city you were bound to hit your target
3) Would also hit many things you did not want to
When did British Bomber Command give up on Precision bombing?
Mid 1941. Felt area bombing was payback.
Who is Sir Arthur Harris
1) Head of the British Bomber Force
2) Felt war could be won by dropping enough bombs
What was some of Sir Arthur’s Tactics
1) 1,000 Plane raids. Throw as many planes as you can at a target, in hopes to hit it.
2) Used Pathfinders
What are Pathfinders
Planes that would go in before bombers and drop flares on targets to mark them for the bombers.
What is the Hamburg Raid
1) Lasted about a week of non-stop bombing
2) Created a firestorm that sucked out all the air
3) 35,000 Germans died
