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Consolidated B-24M Liberator
Of similar size to the B-17 Fortress, the Liberator was a later and more advanced design, the prototype flying in 1939. |
D-Day, the naval bombardment
Ever since the disastrous raid upon Dieppe in 1942, when the assaulting troops had been cut down by well-protected German gun positions, Allied amphibious operations had been supported by heavy naval bombardments. |
D-Day: the landings
On D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allies landed in Normandy, Northern France in one of the biggest combined military operations ever attempted. The aim was to open up a 'Second Front' in North West Europe. |
Dambusters, The
The Dambusters were the crews of 617 Squadron, RAF who took part in a raid on 16 May 1943 to destroy vital dams east of the Ruhr industrial area in Germany. |
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