North American Aviation long range P-51 Mustang fighters escorting B-29 Superfortress bombers on a mission over the Pacific Ocean, ca. 1944/45.

Protection from enemy fighter planes

US Air Force 401st Bomber B-17 Flying Fortress gunner Sgt. Harold Rogers with mascot dog "Mister" before flying to bomb targets in Germany. - Rogers flew 25 successful combat missions with the dog. After that, he served as an instructor in the United States, but returned to the Front, leaving the dog in his homeland; March 3, 1944.

B-17 Flying Fortress gunner

Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers attack a rail juction behind enemy lines to slow down German reinforcements; D-Day, June 6, 1944.