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jlemma · 26-03-2008, 01:45 AM

I may be mistaken ...but didnt the British have air superiority in the African theater by the time the Americans entered the theater?

Regards...Joe

By Rebecca Grant

Caesar had the Rubicon. Paul had the road to Damascus. For American airpower, there was the Battle of Kasserine Pass.
German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s February 1943 rout of American forces in the Atlas Mountains of North Africa turned out to be a watershed event. In this desperate battle in Tunisia, US Army doctrine tied airpower, as an auxiliary force, to the corps commander—with disastrous results. US forces fought without effective air superiority or timely air support.

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jlemma Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8 You're Top Poster: #67	Hmmm.. I may be mistaken ...but didnt the British have air superiority in the African theater by the time the Americans entered the theater? Regards...Joe By Rebecca Grant Caesar had the Rubicon. Paul had the road to Damascus. For American airpower, there was the Battle of Kasserine Pass. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s February 1943 rout of American forces in the Atlas Mountains of North Africa turned out to be a watershed event. In this desperate battle in Tunisia, US Army doctrine tied airpower, as an auxiliary force, to the corps commander—with disastrous results. US forces fought without effective air superiority or timely air support. Up From Kasserine Pass - September 2007[/quote]