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WWII: Operation Overlord and D-Day

Lightning in the Sky

Lightning in the Sky

A squadron of Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter planes flies across the English countryside. The fighters were on their way to France on D-Day. An estimated 12,000 aircraft flew support during the landings, flying 14,000 sorties against German defenses.

Photo: FPG/Getty Images

Jun 06, 1944
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