Airfix D-Day Air Assault Starter Set 1:72 A50157A
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Airfix D-Day Air Assault Starter Set 1:72 A50157A
Airfix D-Day Air Assault Starter Set 1:72 A50157A
On the eve of June the 6th 1944, the vast majority of mainland
Europe was either under the control of Hitler's Nazi regime, or heavily
influenced by it. Only Britain stood free in Europe and openly opposed
the fascist regime then seeking to control the world. Supported by the
United States and Canada, as well as troops from the then occupied
nations, the 6th of June marked the Western Allies return to France
after the humiliation of the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940.
The
invasion required the Allies to hold total air superiority over the
Normandy landing grounds. The lead up to the day had seen thousands of
sorties carried out by Allied aircraft. From heavy bombers relentlessly
pounding targets of strategic important in France, to fighter bombers
such as the Hawker Typhoon that attacked enemy troop formations and
smaller targets - the Allied air assault was total. Due to the distance
from Normandy to the UK, once the Allied had a foothold on the French
coast, small temporary airfields were immediately established which gave
the Allies the opportunity to fly more sorties and to be closer to the
action. Some of these airfields were so close to the frontline they
suffered mortar attacks. These airfields were to prove their worth, and
with the help of Allied airpower, Hitler's armies were pushed further
and further back, culminating in the defeat of Nazi Germany just eleven
months later.
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