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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Consequences. In one 24-hour period last week U.S. and R.A.F. commanders teamed up to launch more than 5,000 warplanes over Europe. Three massive assaults dropped a total bomb load of almost 7,000 tons on Berlin, Frankfort, Brunswick and other industrial targets. U.S. heavy bombers attacked on six of the seven days of the week. R.A.F. heavies dropped a record load of 3,360 tons on Frankfort; two nights later they dropped 2,800 tons on Berlin, then 2,240 tons on Essen...
When the wartime shipping shortage increased their burden, the Mexican railroads groaned under the load. Wrecks rose to the incredible figure of 400-plus in 1943. The inability or failure of the U.S. to supply enough new rails and equipment had something to do with this record, but the persistent squabbles of labor groups and general disorder were the most important causes...
...night the R.A.F. sent 1,000 heavy bombers against Stuttgart, Amiens and Munich, dumping a record bomb load of 3,360 tons. On the day before that, U.S. day-flying bombers from Britain had attacked Brunswick. On the day after, the U.S. heavies struck again, this time at Augsburg and Ulm. After dark the R.A.F. swarmed out again, to Amiens and Clermont-Ferrand. Next day the U.S. punch fell on Vienna; at night the R.A.F. attacked Sofia...
...total bomb load, estimated at 195 tons, was less than half of that dropped in the worst raids of the blitz, less than one-twelfth of a first-class R.A.F. delivery on Berlin. Even so, it was enough to send several hundred people to their graves...
This mistake was not repeated. Wise Joe Eastman's orders were: 1) no cars loaded until the consignee's sidings can receive them; 2) load cars heavier. Proof that his ideas were sound came in the 115% increase in freight ton-miles over 1939-still there is no serious car shortage...