D-Day P-38 Lightning - T-shirt Whirlwind Helicopter On the 16-17th May 1943

On the 16-17th May 1943

A-20 Havoc

however 2 aircraft have been involved in patrols over Poland during Russia's incursions into Ukraine in early 2022

So successful was the type it is used by a number of airforces around the world

Early in the war

D-Day P-38 Lightning - T-shirt Whirlwind Helicopter On the 16-17th May 1943Lockheed P 38 Lightning The Allied Expeditionary Air Force was formed to control the tactical air power of the Allied Air Forces during Operation Overlord. It was also a component of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. On June 6th 1944 over 12,000 allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties.