Key to success: Allied airpower at Normandy
Hundreds of U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft, such as the P-38 Lightening, assigned to Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in England, flew numerous sorties before, during and after D-Day. In addition, P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts participated in the air attacks before, during and after the D-Day landings. (Courtesy photo)