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   Message 117,515 of 118,661   
   David Lesher to Jim Wilkins   
   Re: British strategic bombing in WWII   
   20 Mar 23 04:19:34   
   
   XPost: rec.aviation.military, soc.history.war.misc   
   From: wb8foz@panix.com   
      
   "Jim Wilkins"  writes:   
      
      
   >That said, while Bomber Command could not win the war against   
   >Germany on its own, as its commander Air Marshall Bomber Harris   
   >claimed, it did provide one of the most significant tools for   
   >ensuring final victory.   
      
   Bomber Harris denied Coastal Command et.al. of the B24 long   
   range variant aircraft needed to neutralize the U-Boat threat,   
   thus costing the lives of thousand of Allied seafarers.   
      
      
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