Question:
I'm doing a project on WW2 bomber planes and need to know which battles were the ones where the airforce was highly involved other than the battle of Britain and Pearl Harbour
Thanks
Answer:
The air war over France before the fall of France.
In the air, the Allies were numerically inferior: the French Armee de l'Air had 1,562 aircraft, and RAF Fighter Command committed 680 machines, while RAF Bomber Command could contribute some 392 aircraft to operations. Most of the Allied aircraft were obsolete types, such as the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 In the fighter force, only the British Hawker Hurricane and the French Dewoitine D.520 could contend with the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, the D.520 having better manoeuvrability although being slightly slower. Unfortunately, on 10 May 1940, only 36 D.520 fighters had been dispatched, all to one squadron. In fighter aircraft, the Allies had the numerical advantage; 836 German Bf 109s against 81 Belgian, 261 British and 764 French fighters of various types. The French and British also had larger aircraft reserves. In early June 1940, the French aviation industry had reached a considerable output, with an estimated matériel reserve of nearly 2,000 aircraft.
However, a chronic lack of spare parts crippled this fleet. Only 29% (599) of the aircraft were serviceable, of which 170 were bombers. Low serviceability meant the Germans had a clear numerical superiority in medium bomber aircraft.
The air battle over Dieppe when the Canadians hit the French coast between RAF Fighter Command and the Liftwaffe
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/dieppe.html
The bomber offensive against Germany.
(By war's end, 1 million Canadians would have served in military uniform, and Canada would possess the fourth largest air force and third largest surface fleet in the world.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_hi…
The allied and axis nightfighter campaign.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/bom…
The battle of Midway between the Japanese and USA carrier pilots.
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