![In Robert Taylor’s painting, Return from Schweinfurt, P-47 Thunderbolt fighters of the 56th Fighter Group head for home, low on fuel and ammunition, while B-17 bombers fend off late attacks by German Me-109 fighters.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/W409002-crop2-760x428.png)
Regensburg
Daylight Bombing Gamble: The Schweinfurt–Regensburg Mission
By Richard RuleIn early 1942, the U.S. Eighth Air Force arrived in England firmly entrenched in the belief that continuous and accurate daylight precision bombing was the only way to decisively crush German industrial capacity. Read more