Why were American Pilots ordered to fly during the day and British Pilots during the night

by Crazy_Banana

Watching "The Cold Blue" on HBO and they said that American pilots were ordered to fly day missions when it was less safe than flying night mission that the British Air Force routinely flew.

silverappleyard

While there’s always more to say on the subject, this came up recently with an answer from u/Bigglesworth_:

Why was the U.S. Air Force forced to fly missions during the day while the British Air Force flew most missions at night in Europe during WW2?