D-Day Hudson - T-shirt Westland Lysander The Halifax took on many

The Halifax took on many other operational roles including Special Operations

The Dassault Rafale is in service with the French Air Force and French Navy as an omnirole aircraft in air supremacy

The Americans affectionately referred to the Vulcan as the 'Aluminium Cloud' owing to its enormous delta wing profile

Initially the Union Flag was painted on early combat aircraft

D-Day Hudson - T-shirt Westland Lysander The Halifax took on manyLockheed Hudson 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.