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Tango0126 May 2018 9:30 p.m. PST

….Fighter of WWII

"Air power first became a significant part of warfare during WWI, but it was in WWII that it came to the forefront. Long range bombing allowed nations to attack each other's industrial bases. Fast attack fighters let them fight back. Air power was used to support ground offensives and challenge enemy power at sea.

Following the fall of France, the war in the west was largely between Britain and Germany, and air power was central.

The armies of the two nations were facing each other on the ground in North Africa. The Germans had support from the Italians, and the British were aided by imperial forces and ex-imperial Allies. The North African war did not directly threaten Britain or Germany. The air war did. This made it crucial both in strategy and for morale…."
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