“bombing success all it really did was knock out some factories” - the data I provided above suggests otherwise
“much of a difference in the goals and objectives between the British Commonwealth Air Forces and the US” - there were clear differences - even the Germans recognized that. Why else would USAAF bomb in the day?
“The British favored saturation bombing at night and were using it effectively. The Americans preferred daytime precision bombing and were attempting to prove its value.
However, the AAF soon learned that B-17s and B-24s could not bomb from low and medium altitudes because of excessive losses to antiaircraft fire. As the AAF gained experience on the attack, the Luftwaffe gained experience on the defense. Anytime AAF bombers flew beyond the range of their Spitfire escort, they were descended upon by hordes of enemy interceptors. By Nov. 23, 1942, German pilots had deduced that AAF B-17s and B-24s were most lightly protected in the nose and they instituted the frontal attack. The AAF experienced mounting losses, which increased to 8.8 percent for the month of December 1942.”
This is from the National Museum of the US Air Force.
Yup! The war lasted another 2.5 years. Lots of stuff happened in 43-45 