Good lord! What a monster! This a--hole deserves to be treated like the monster he is! If he goes to prison, make sure the other inmates know exactly what he did. Even incarcerated felons hate these perverted beasts.
I think it was a great idea by Lemay. The old theory that "the bombers always get through" was disproved in Europe in a major way. But by the time Lemay removed most defensive guns from the B-29s (March 9, 45), the B-29s had P-51 escorts to and from their missions versus Japan( as of April...
I just joined the forum yesterday--actually really early this morning. I am an old guy who has been interested in WW2 in general and aviation in particular for decades. Just retired as a history teacher at a small college. Am starting to do research for what will hopefully be an alternative...