daylight raids
Sunlit bombing missions
Daylight raids are military air attacks conducted during daytime hours, as opposed to night bombing.
The term emerged in World War II, when daylight operations offered better accuracy but exposed aircraft to enemy fighters and anti-aircraft fire: The Eighth Air Force suffered heavy losses in daylight raids over Germany.
The phrase sometimes appears in historical discussions of strategic bombing doctrine.
- clear skiesAbsence of cloud cover
- bombingAttack with explosives
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- warplanesArmed military flying machines
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