Agreed this was quite jarring initially so I did a little research, and apparently the purpose of that scene is to highlight the confidence the American's had in their daylight strategic bombing strategy initially, and further through the series it becomes apparent that the losses are...
I tend to agree based on the first two episodes, but, I think it unfair to judge until you've seen the whole series. I find the guy who played Elvis particularly annoying for some reason. But having heard podcast interviews with one of the writers, there is a glimmer of hope he might be killed...