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Photograph of a B-26 Martin Marauder Giving Cover to the Landing Craft on the Beaches of France

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Photograph of a B-26 Martin Marauder Giving Cover to the Landing Craft on the Beaches of France

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Original caption: One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the 9th AF is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the beaches below. These hard-hitting medium bombers gave cover for the greatest airborne troop carrying armada ever assembled, then furnished an air umbrella for the landing craft as the final phase of the Battle for the Liberation of Europe got under way.





Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - World War II and Korean War

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1941 - 1945
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