Because many of these "interdiction" bombing missions took place against transport nodes, such as towns and villages, Leigh-Mallory came under political pressure to limit the effects of attacks on French civilians.
Da mange af de hermed forbundne bombeangreb rettes sig mod transportknudepunkter såsom byer og landsbyer, kom Leigh-Mallory under politisk pres for at begrænse effekten på franske civile.