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'''Operation Pointblank''' was a [[WWII]] joint Anglo-American operation intended to severely degrade and/or eliminate German aircraft fighter strength.
 
'''Operation Pointblank''' was a [[WWII]] joint Anglo-American operation intended to severely degrade and/or eliminate German aircraft fighter strength.
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Operation Pointblank's primary objectives were: "securing air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for [[Operation Overlord]]."[http://www.historynet.com/operation-pointblank-evolution-of-allied-air-doctrine-during-world-war-ii.htm#sthash.LVTkglZ5.dpuf]
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Operation Pointblank's primary objectives were: "securing air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for [[Operation Overlord]]."<ref>[http://www.historynet.com/operation-pointblank-evolution-of-allied-air-doctrine-during-world-war-ii.htm#sthash.LVTkglZ5.dpuf Operation Pointblank - Changing air doctrine in WWII]</ref>
    
The Americans used multiple groups of [[B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] fighter aircraft during Operation Pointblank.
 
The Americans used multiple groups of [[B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] fighter aircraft during Operation Pointblank.
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