Air fighting tactics, British vs. US, 1941-45.

[Muscateer]

Yes, I don't think I'm indulging in national issues but rather looking for

comparisons in how disparate organisations dealt with similar questions.

The Luftwaffe came out of the Spanish Civil War with the 'pair' and the

'finger four'. In 1940 the RAF still used tactics derived from the Great War.

The USAAF arrived later on the scene, was it able to benefit from a

distillation of the others' experience as well as methods of its own?

I agree that plans go to pieces the minute the firing starts!