World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF EUROPE: Victory is in the Air

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In the air over Europe a great battle is nearing its climax. The combined forces of the R.A.F. and the U.S. Eighth Air Force are in head-on collision with the bulk of Germany's fighter-plane strength. The issue may be decided in the next month. On it may depend: 1) success or failure of an Allied invasion; 2) the answer to the question: Can Germany be bombed out of the war?

On the western air front the Germans have concentrated 50 to 60% of their total strength in fighter planes. They have stripped...

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