Masters of the Air
This clause contains spoilers for Masters of the Air episode 7 .
Summary
In the 7th episode ofMasters of the Air , the men of the100th Bomb Grouptook on their deadliest mission yet , which has gone down in history as Black Monday . Nearly six months afterMajor Gale ' Buck ' Clevenand Major John ' Bucky ' Egan were draw from their planes during commission to Bremen and Munster severally , the 100th continued fly grievous missions . Over time , more and more of these flights were done over Germany , which top to an increase in casualties . When the Eighth Air Force set out on Black Monday , the 100th suffered their worst loss of the warfare .
ThoughLieutenant Colonel Robert ' Rosie ' Rosenthaland Major Harry Crosby were not involved in Black Monday inMasters of the Air , the missionary station was stilla turn pointfor the human beings at large . consort to instalment 7 , the majority of the 100th had been made up of replacing by the time of Black Monday . This meant that the many airmen who cash in one’s chips during this event were almost completely fresh to the regiment . With 29 more missionary post ahead of them , Black Mondayset a negative precedentfor the survivors . But in many elbow room , it wasthe darkness before the eventual dawn .
During World War II , and as portrayed by Masters of the Air , the U.S. Army Air Forces used indestructible B-17 planes in their fight against the Nazis .
Black Monday Was The First Maximum Effort Daylight Raid On Berlin In WW2
As portrayed inMasters of the Air , Black Monday was thebiggest daylight foray ever behave over Berlin . While old Eighth Air Force missions focus on small cities such as Regensberg , Bremen , and Munster , Black Monday focused entirely on Germany ’s Das Kapital . Therefore , this made the success of the Black Monday mission more important , but also , the peril improbably high due to increased Luftwaffe front .
On March 6 , 1944 , the Eighth Air Force , include the 100th , set out to bomb Berlin . 814 bombers and 944 fighters vanish the mission , make it the largest force to fell up to that point .
The consequence of Black Monday were incredibly sundry . First and foremost , the mission led to the expiration of the most American aircraft and aviator of the entire Second World War . concord toMasters of the Air , the 100th lost approximately 15 planes in the onslaught . However , this mission was also considered theturning point for the U.S. Army Air Forces fighting against the Luftwaffe . After Black Monday , the Luftwaffe became more vulnerable and the USAAF set out on their prospicient route to destroying the Luftwaffe once and for all . Therefore , Black Monday yieldedextremely negative and highly positive result .
How Many People Died On The Eighth Air Force’s Black Monday
Of the 1,758 U.S. Army Air Forces plane that set out on Black Monday,69 planes were mislay . Considering that ten humanity made up the gang of a single plane , that meant that approximately700 American airmen were killedon Black Monday . In full , 15 of those 69 downed airplane belonged to the centesimal Bomb Group . Therefore , the squadron fall back 150 of its men on Black Monday . Though retiring missionary station like the Munster Raid pass to incredible casualties , Black Monday saw the most deaths in a individual day for the 100th .
During the Munster Raid , the 100th lost 12 of their 13 planes . Lieutenant Robert Rosenthal was the only airplane pilot to return his plane , the Royal Flush , to Thorpe Abbotts .
What makes these losses worse is that they are only one part of a grander outline . Black Monday finish up becoming Big Weekin the following days of March 1944 . As depicted inMasters of the Air , the Eighth Air Force , including the 100th , were sent back over Berlin two days after Black Monday , the day after that , and again two weeks later . Among the U.S. Army Air Forces , 400 planes were lost during Big Week , leading to the deaths of some 4,000 airmen . These raids had massive effects on German force-out for the oddment of the war .
Why The Eighth Air Force Kept Attacking Berlin Despite Black Monday’s Casualties
Although flying over Berlin led to immense casualties , the U.S. Army Air Forces continued to pilot missions over the capital metropolis . The reason is that , despite the loss , each deputation was genuinely successful . In gild for the Allies to invade , theLuftwaffe had to be overwhelmed , and the only way to do that was to have the USAAF draw them out . In the end , it was a highly dangerous and catastrophic scheme for the Army Air Forces , as take down byMasters of the Air , but in many ways , it helped bring the U.S. nearer to take down Germany .
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