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I've read that allied bomber command was stubborn for a long time in its belief that "the bomber will always get through" because squadrons of bombers with defensive turrets would ward off any interceptors and that long range fighters were impossible anyway. Both of these assertions were proven false quickly but still, it took until 1944 before daylight bombing raids got escorts from the new P-51 Mustang. So how could we get earlier fighter escorts and what impact would it have on the war?