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To: BobL

To my knowledge the allies has very limited air support on D day, compared to any modern standard.
That’s not to say air support isn’t needed. We suffered s lot of losses on D Day.


20 posted on 07/12/2023 6:20:03 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Williams

“To my knowledge the allies has very limited air support on D day, compared to any modern standard.”

I know we had control of the skies by D-Day, and the 14,000 sorties mentioned in the article says the same. I do realize the limited effectiveness of trying to drop non-precision bombs on beach fortifications with 3 feet of reinforced concrete...but still, one thing for sure - the Germans couldn’t carpet bomb our forces as they were landing.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-d-day-was-fought-from-the-air


21 posted on 07/12/2023 6:25:23 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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