D-Day at 80: a legacy of air power

P-51s in 1944

Source: US Department of Defense

When Allied troops stormed ashore at Normandy 80 years ago, the success of their campaign to retake Western Europe would cement the role of air power as a critical dimension in modern warfare – a legacy that endures today.

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