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Softening Up for the Normandy Invasion

Before D-Day, 9th Air Force medium bombers and fighter-bombers attacked Luftwaffe (German air force) airfields, V-1 launching sites, coastal batteries, key bridges and railroad marshaling yards in the Normandy region. Ninth Air Force aircrews also flew many missions against the Pas de Calais to support the deception that the Allies intended to land there.

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