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Economic Targets in 1943,” n.d., cited in
8th AF Hist, vol2.
65. Hansell, Air Plan, p. 162.
66. CCS 217, “Plan for Combined
Bomber Offensive from the United Kingdom,”
May 14, 1943, 118.04W.
67. Briefing Book for General Arnold,
“German Situation,” 1943, 119.01-1.
68. CCS 217.
69. Col Kingman Douglass, “Jockey
Committee: Its History and Functions,”
n.d., LC, Spaatz Collection, box 137.
70. Ibid.
71. Ibid.
72. Ltr, Anderson to Doolittle, subj:
G.A.F. Targets, Jockey Committee, No.
80, Dec 28, 1944, LC, Spaatz Collection,
YJX 215.
73. Memo, Col Hughes to Maj Gen
Eaker, subj: Relative Priority of the German
Aircraft Industry as a Target, Mar 23,
1943,520.4231C.
74. Memo, Col Hughes to CG, 8th AF,
subj: Estimate of Force Required for Attack
on German Aircraft Industry, Mar 22
1943,520.4231C.
75. HQ 8th AF, Dir Intel, “Target Priorities
of the Eighth Air Force,” May 15,
1945, 520.323-1, p. 11.
76. Memo, Hughes to CG, Mar 22,
2943.
77. Freeman, Mighty Eighth, pp. 64-84.
78. Rprt, R&A/OSS, “Geographical
Shifts in the German Aircraft Industry,”
Aug 17, 1943, USAFA, McDonald Col-
lection, box 8.
79. Eaker to CGs, NAAF and 9th AF,
Jul 14, 1943,520.4231D.
80. Memo, Hughes to CG, Mar 22,
1943.
81. EOU, “Handbook of Target Infor-
mation,” n.d. [prepared in spring or sum-
mer 19431, LC, Spaatz Collection, box
216.
82. EOU, “War Diary,” p. 11.
83. HQ 8th AF, Dir Intel, “Target Prior-
ities of the Eighth Air Force,” p. 12.
84. Ibid.
85. Craven and Cate, vol 2, TORCH to
POINTBLANK, p. 705.
86. Msg, Eaker to Arnold, Oct 15,1843,
LC, Eaker Collection, box 16.
87. Ltrs, Arnold to Eaker, and Marshall
Notes to Pages 191-205
to Eaker, both Oct 15, 1943, LC, Eaker
Collection, box 16.
88. 8th AF, “Narrative of Operations,
115th Operation,” Oct 14, 1943,520.332.
89. Ltr, Eaker to Arnold, Oct 15, 1943.
90. CIU Interpretation Rprt, Oct 16,
1943,520.332.
91. Ibid., Oct 20, 1943, 520.332.
92. HQ 8th AF, Dir Intel, “Target Priorities
of the Eighth Air Force”; “Joint Intelligence
Committee Report,” cited in
C/AS, RAF, and CG, 8th AF, “The Combined
Bomber Offensive Progress Report,
February 4, 1943-November 1, 1943,”
annex P, LC, Spaatz Collection, box 67.
93. Craven and Cate, vol 2, TORCH to
POINTBWK, p. 704.
94. Msg, Eaker to Arnold, Oct 15,1943.
95. Msg, Eaker to Arnold, n.d., Eaker
Collection, box 16.
96. Ltr, Col McDonald to AC/AS, Intelligence,
subj: State of German Air Forces
in Mediterranean Theater, Nov 16, 1943,
USAFA, McDonald Collection, box 2.
97. “Current Items of Air Intelligence
from ACIAS, A-2, Oct 18,1944,” cited in
Craven and Cate, vol2, TORCH to POINT-
BLANK, p. 712.
98. R&A/OSS, “Major Targets in the
German S/E Fighter Aircraft Industry,”
Aug 17, 1943, USAFA, McDonald Col-
lection, box 8.
99. Haines Report, p. 41.
100. Off Dir Ops, HQ USSTAF, “Information
Supplementary to the Outline of
Method for Implementation of the ‘Big
Week,’” n.d., LC, Spaatz Collection, box
169.
101. Ltr, McDonald to Brig Gen
Thomas D. White, AC/AS, Intelligence,
Jul23, 1944, USAFA, McDonald Collection,
box 2.
102. HQ 8th AF, Dir Intel, “Target
Priorities of the Eighth Air Force,” p. 9.
103. Cited in ibid., p. 10.
104. Special Intel Rprt [No. 651, HQ
MAAF A-2, “Air Attack on German
Single-Engine Fighter Production,” Dec
26, 1943, USAFA, McDonald Collection,
box 9.
105. Craven and Cate, vol 2, TORCH to
POINTBLANK, pp. 748-754.
106. Directive to CGs, 8th and 15th
443