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- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission abstract "The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission was an air combat battle in World War II. A strategic bombing attack flown by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U.S. Army Air Forces on August 17, 1943, it was conceived as an ambitious plan to cripple the German aircraft industry. The mission was also known as the "double-strike mission" because it entailed two large forces of bombers attacking separate targets in order to disperse fighter reaction by the Luftwaffe, and was the first "shuttle" mission, in which all or part of a mission landed at a different field and later bombed another target returning to its base.After being postponed several times by unfavorable weather, the operation, known within the Eighth Air Force as "Mission No. 84", was flown on the anniversary of the first daylight raid by the Eighth Air Force. Mission No. 1 had only been a shallow penetration of France by 12 bombers of a single bombardment group well-protected by escort fighters to attack the Rouen-Sotteville railroad yard. Mission No. 84 marked the anniversary with a strike by 376 bombers of sixteen bomb groups against German heavy industry well beyond the range of escorting fighters.The mission inflicted heavy damage on the Regensburg target, but at catastrophic loss to the force, with 60 bombers lost and many more damaged beyond economical repair. As a result, the Eighth Air Force was unable to follow up immediately with a second attack that might have seriously crippled German industry. When Schweinfurt was finally attacked again two months later, the lack of long-range fighter escort had still not been addressed and losses were even higher. As a consequence, deep penetration strategic bombing was curtailed for five months.".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission thumbnail B-17F_formation_over_Schweinfurt,_Germany,_August_17,_1943.jpg?width=300.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission wikiPageID "4490081".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission wikiPageRevisionID "605067549".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission align "left".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission bgcolor "#B0C4DE".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission caption "1".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission casualties "-47.0".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission casualties "203".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission casualties "25".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission casualties "58".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission casualties "7".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission commander "Adolf Galland".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission commander "Curtis LeMay".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission commander "Robert B. Williams".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission conflict "Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission date "1943-08-17".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission halign "left".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission partof Combined_Bomber_Offensive.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission place "Schweinfurt and Regensburg, Germany".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission quote ""LeMay's force was expected to take the brunt of the German counteroffensive, allowing the Schweinfurt armada to proceed to the target with only light resistance. With LeMay escaping over the Alps, the Schweinfurt force would be left to face the full fury of the Luftwaffe on its return to England. The plan was brutally simple: LeMay would fight his way in and Williams would fight his way out."".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission result "Allied Pyrrhic victory".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission source "Donald L. Miller–Masters of the Air".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission strength "191".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission strength "268".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission strength "376".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission strength "Approx. 400 Bf 109, Bf 110, Fw 190 and other fighters".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission units "Eighth Air Force".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission units "Luftwaffe".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission units "RAF Fighter Command".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission width "30".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:1943_in_Germany.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:20th_century_in_Bavaria.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:Aerial_operations_and_battles_of_World_War_II.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:Conflicts_in_1943.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:History_of_Bavaria.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:Regensburg.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:Rolling-element_bearings.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:Schweinfurt.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission subject Category:World_War_II_strategic_bombing.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission type Event.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission type MilitaryConflict.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission type SocietalEvent.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission type Event.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission type Event.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission type Thing.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission comment "The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission was an air combat battle in World War II. A strategic bombing attack flown by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U.S. Army Air Forces on August 17, 1943, it was conceived as an ambitious plan to cripple the German aircraft industry.".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission label "Operation Double Strike".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission label "Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission label "Налёт на Швайнфурт и Регенсбург".
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission sameAs Schweinfurt%E2%80%93Regensburg_mission.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission sameAs Operation_Double_Strike.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission sameAs Q575755.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission sameAs Q575755.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission wasDerivedFrom Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission?oldid=605067549.
- Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission depiction B-17F_formation_over_Schweinfurt,_Germany,_August_17,_1943.jpg.