D-Day B-24 Liberator - Sweat Shirt Gloster Javelin At the start of the

At the start of the sixties the company merged with others to form the British Aircraft Corporation

The 'Lizzie' had a short-field capability which made the aircraft perfect for clandestine operations with the Special Operations Executive

Starting with the Vickers Gunbus at Netheravon

Westland Whirlwind

a bigger wing leading edge tank and could carry over-wing ferry tanks

D-Day B-24 Liberator - Sweat Shirt Gloster Javelin At the start of theConsolidated B 24 Liberator 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.