Lieutenant General Jimmy Doolittle wrote about his preference for equipping the Eighth with B-17s, citing the logistical advantage in keeping field forces down to a minimum number of aircraft types with their individual servicing and spares.
Lieutenant General Jimmy Doolittle skrev om sin preference for at udruste Eighth med B-17, og nævnte den logistiske fordel ved at forsyne tropperne i felten med et minimum af forskellige flytyper, og dermed holde servicering og lagring af reservedele så simple som muligt.