D-Day June 6, 1944: U.S. bombers fly over invasion fleet

U.S. Bombers


Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses ready for action at some unidentified airfield. The enormous capabilities of these classic aircraft were a tremendous boon to U.S. airmen. 

B-17s lined up

U.S. Army aircraft destroyed by Japanese raiders at Wheeler Air Field. Photographed later in the day on  December 7, 1941, following the end of the attacks.
Wreckage includes at least one P-40 and a twin-engine amphibian. Note the wrecked hangar in the background.

