20 June 1942

SATURDAY, 20 JUNE 1942

(8th Air Force): General George C
Marshall's letter of instruction to Brigadier General Dwight D Eisenhower
reveals plan to integrate all US air units in the UK into the 8th Air Force.
The broad objective of the AAF in the ETO is to attain "air supremacy over
Western Continental Europe" in preparation for a future invasion of the
Continent.