In the campaign against German aircraft forces in preparation for the invasion of France, B-17 and B-24 raids were directed against German aircraft production while their presence drew the Luftwaffe fighters into battle with Allied fighters.
Under kampagnen imod de tyske flystyrker forud for invasionen i Frankrig, blev angreb fløjet af B-17 og B-24 rettet imod den tyske flyproduktion, mens bomberenes tilstedeværelse tvang Luftwaffes jagerfly i kamp mod de ledsagende allierede jagerfly.