WW2 HISTORY OF AIR POWER 1944-45
1943–44: Combined Bomber Offensive forces massive German Flak/fighter diversion.
1944 Mar: Transportation Plan shifts priority to rail and bridges.
1944 Apr: Eisenhower gains control of strategic bombers for Overlord.
1944 May: B-29 enters combat, extending global strategic reach.
1944 Jun: Allied air superiority enables Normandy landings and breakout.
1944 Jun: P-51 Mustang escorts enable deep-penetration raids over Germany.
1944: Attacks on German synthetic oil and fuel networks constrict Luftwaffe operations.
1944–45: German jet and rocket programmes cannot reverse Allied air dominance.
1944–45: Essex-class carriers and underway replenishment sustain continuous fast-carrier operations.
1940–45: Women pilots in ATA and WASP ferry aircraft and expand operational capacity.
1940s: Mass production and logistics underpin air superiority and mobility.
1945 Mar: Firebombing of Tokyo shows conventional mass-destruction capacity.
1945 Apr–Aug: Kamikaze attacks introduce manned ‘guided’ air weapons at sea.
1945 Aug: Atomic bombs delivered by air confirm ultimate strategic role.
1945: Strategic-bombing doctrine is questioned as morale and industry endure.
1945: US economy’s industrial depth delivers unmatched air-power production versus Axis states.
1945: Four fast-carrier task groups (TF 38/58) operate simultaneously across the Pacific.
1942-45: Soviet Union (Russia) Use of Air Power Eastern Front.
1941-45: Allies fought WW2 with air and maritime power main factor in defeating Germany & Japan