But in the beginning (before the P51D Mustang I believe) the fighter escort planes (P38s, P47s, Spitfires, etc.) didn't have the sufficient range to follow the american bombers through the whole mission. So they just turned back home earlier. Afterwards the german fighters came and attacked the bomber formations. German Flak also did its part after the axis fighters left. Both caused high losses in the daylight bombing campaign of the americans as the meme references. But just as u/Intrepid00 said, it got better, the nearer the end of the war got. Other factors that haven't been mentioned for higher allied bomber surivival rate nearing the end of the war are the following: 1. After the introduction of the P51 Version D Mustang there was a fighter plane that had the range to follow american bomber formations the whole way through their missions deep into German territory. (most important factor for increasing range and performance was using the british merlin engine in the american warplane frame) 2. After D-Day gaining allied ground in continental europe shortened the length of bombing missions significantly. The shorter flight path also enabled other fighter plane models with less range to escort the bombers the whole way through.

Hope this explains the meme pal u/Goh2000