In January 1943, the United States Army Air Forces would enact a new strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. Their plan was simple, use a plane that could defend itself against ariel attackers and throw as many bombers as possible at one specific target. Unescorted Daylight Bombing would prove to be incredibly useful, but at what cost? Over 26,000 American airmen would lose their lives in World War II. Why exactly did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill want to convince US President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to joint he Royal Air Force in there night time area bombings. How exactly did a memo from the commander of the 8th Air Force change the opinion of Churchill? On this first episode of "The Mighty Eighth", we wiwll uncover the beginning of the deadliest bombing campaign in history.