Destroy the enemy air forces where ever you find them.  

In March of 1944 the Eighth Air Force had achieved formidable strength in bombers and long range fighters.  The Luftwaffe fighter defenses were suffering intense attrition, and had begun to avoid combat in order to preserve their strength.  

All involved knew that the Allied invasion of Europe was looming, preserving their fighter strength was crucial task for the Luftwaffe.  How else could they defeat the Allied invasion?

This graphic illustrates the first Allied daylight raid against Berlin.  The targets were chosen in order to force the Luftwaffe fighters to defend the Nazi capital.  In so doing, Allied fighter escorts would be able to inflict heavy losses on the defenders.  Defeating the Luftwaffe fighter units was the crucial task for the Allied air forces to gain air superiority over Europe, which was the operational requirement for a successful amphibious invasion of Europe.

The numbers of aircraft involved in this raid are enormous.  Bomber and fighter group operations are presented along a timeline.  This enables a clear understanding of how operations, to include adequate fighter escort coverage, were achieved.  The timeline also clearly shows the flow defensive actions taken by Luftwaffe fighter units and FlaK batteries during the raid.  This data shows how the aircraft types were used during the most ferocious period of the air war over Europe.  

Data is derived from after action reports and primary sources.

- Photographic quality ink jet print, achieved with Lucia pigment inks on heavy weight museum grade - archival fine art matte paper

- Product Dimensions – 60 inch width x 48 inch height (152 cm width x 122 cm height)

We provide the print.  Clients will need to have the print professionally mounted and framed.  A custom made frame will be required.  

Price $6,500