Bomber Command tactics

The results achieved by the XXI Bomber Command left no doubt as to the validity of the revolutionary tactics of General LeMay. Tokyo had been surprised by both the low altitude and the magnitude of the attack. The command suffered but moderate losses 14 of the 279 planes over Tokyo failed to return. These losses came not from enemy fighter opposition, which failed to damage a single B-29, but from flak. The combination of bombs used was excellent. 

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