D-Day P-47 Thunderbolt - Long-sleeve T-shirt Lunar Module The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod entered

The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod entered service with Royal Air Force in 1969 and was retired in 2011

Handley Page continued into the cold-war era with the Victor

The Anson entered service with the RAF in 1936

The Nimrod undertook 111 sorties during the campaign that involved maritime patrols

Due to engine and manufacturing problems the aircraft was replaced by the Hawker Typhoon in 1943

D-Day P-47 Thunderbolt - Long-sleeve T-shirt Lunar Module The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod enteredRepublic P 47 Thunderbolt 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.