 By mid-1944, Major General George Stratemeyer's Eastern Air Command dominated the skies over Burma; this superiority was never to be relinquished.At the same time, logistical support reaching India and China via the Hump finally reached levels permitting an Allied offensive into northern Burma.Chennault had long argued for expansion of the airlift, doubting that any ground supply network through Burma could provide the tonnage needed to re-equip Chiang's divisions.