cal change in the aircraft and equipment which placed a great premium on scientific and engineering skills and necessitated to close co- operation of scientific and military establishments. (Overy 51). Some powers, like Japan, depended to a large extent on a successful imitation and where hampered by a lack of sufficient of native engineering skill to keep up the competition with other the Allies. Only in America and Britain were there enough attention paid to the fact that air planning had to take full account of change over time. Foreword planning was one of the most important tasks of any air staff and one which had to be fully and carefully integrated into the administrative apparatus in such a way that there would always be better weapons in the pipeline and a strategy to use them. (Myring 2). With the exception of German jet fighters which itself suffered in development from Hitlers intention to use it as a bomber, the Axis powers fell further behind not just in quantity but in quality too. The air war was won and lost not only in skies but also in the factory and research establishments. The influence of aircraft technology was great. Air combat introduced new strategy, which helped to end the war. The air strategy was dependent on not only the commanders, but also other factor, such as, an able economy and enough research....
