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Today In 1944: 23,000 Paratroopers Dropped From The Night Sky As 11,000 Aircraft Launched History’s Biggest Invasion Operation
D-Day Air Operations: The Greatest Air Armada Ever Assembled On June 6, 1944, while thousands of Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, an even larger battle was unfolding in the skies above France. The success of D-Day depended heavily on one of the most ambitious and complex air operations ever conducted. More than 11,000…
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