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Horsa gliders line up in preparation for invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944	A formation of Ju-87 Stuka bombers near Kandalaksha in northern Russia, Jun 1944.	A formation of P-38 Lightning aircraft of the 20th Fighter Group over France, Jun 1944	A Jeep full of US 101st Airborne paratroopers at a Normandy check-point, Jun 1944. Note Horsa gliders in the background and a box of full M1 Garand ammunition clips in the immediate foreground behind the MP’s leg.

A P-47D Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group is loaded into an Escort Carrier hangar bay by way of the aircraft elevator, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 1944. The Fighter Group was on its way to Saipan, Marianas.	An A-20B Havoc being refueled from fuel drums from a G-506 truck, circa 1944, probably in Italy.	B-17G Fortresses of the 96th Bomb Squadron are joined by a damaged P-38J Lightning fighter on the return from a mission, before 10 Jun 1944. Note feathered engine on the P-38 with oil stains covering the engine cowling	B-24 Liberators of the 27th and 38th Bombardment Squadrons, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, June 1944.

B-26 Marauder departing from a bomb strike on Auderville, France, Jun-Jul, 1944	British troops loading 6-pdr anti-tank gun aboard Horsa Mk I glider through side door, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944; note gun's legs were modified to fit in glider	Captain Edwards of the 47th Bomb Group prepares to fly his final mission in his A-20B Havoc, “Camille C,” 1944, Italy. Note the plane’s markings for 65 bombing missions.	CG-4A glider making a training landing at Beuzeville Airfield, Sainte-Mère-Église, France, Jun 1944; note invasion stripes.

Close-up view of T30 rocket launchers mounted under the wing of an A-20 Havoc aircraft of 90th Attack Squadron, US 3rd Attack Group, Hollandia, New Guinea, mid-1944	Crew of B-17F Fortress #42-30117 with the 95th Bomb Group posing in front of their airplane at Poltava, Ukraine during an Operation Frantic shuttle mission, summer 1944. The aircraft name translates to Polar Star.	Crews providing maintenance to PV-1 Ventura patrol bombers of US Navy squadron VPB-147 at NAS Isla Grande, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jun 1944; note rocket rails mounted under the wings	Essex-class carrier Yorktown underway in the Mariana Islands, Jun 1944; note camouflage Measure 33, Design 10a; also F6F Hellcat fighters, TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, and SB2C Helldiver dive bombers

George Bush in the cockpit of his TBF Avenger torpedo bomber, mid-1944	Interior of the rear pressurized cabin of a B-29 bomber, Jun 1944	Ju 87D-5 Stuka dive bombers of German Schlachtgeschwader 3 in flight over southern Finland, Jun 1944	Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gabreski shaking hands with his crew chief Staff Sergeant Ralph Safford and his assistant crew chief Felix Schacki (background) before a mission, Jun 1944