Albert Speer-German armaments minister during WWII-noted that the English and American airwar over Germany and the bombing of major German cities like Hamburg and Berlin prior to March of 1943 amounted to the "second front" that the Russians were pushing for. The damage to German cities and morale was considerable but the cost to allied planes and crews was very high. This same source also noted that the Allies gained daytime air superiority over Germany with the introduction of the US long range fighter the P-51 Mustang; the version equipped with a British Rolls Royce engine by March of 1943.
(Source: Video series World at War program 12 "Whirlwind")
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