Who planned the operations? Were they airmen, or were they ground force commanders?
Were they experienced or inexperienced? A continual issue in the employment of airpower, especially for British and American aviators, has been the argument over who should control aviation units in a specific situation. Both the U.S. Air Force and the British Royal Air Force argue that only an airman can fully appreciate what military aviation is capable of accomplishing. They contend that if ground force commanders are allowed to decide how military aviation is to be used, it will never be employed as effectively. Such misuse may arguably lead to defeat. The flip side of this coin is that airmen do not appreciate the problems of ground force commanders and will not provide the airpower necessary for the ground components to achieve their goals. Objectives What specific objectives were intended to be achieved by using airpower? What was it supposed/expected to do? Was there a clear concept of what military aviation could accomplish? At both the local level and the national level? A po
