D-Day
could not have happened withouth support from the air. The Royal Air Force, the United States Army Air force and other
Allied air force units and personnel provided protection and support to the ships and boats crossing the channel and as the troops
landed on the beaches. Airborne troops landed by glider and parachute on both sides of the beach landings
The
pilots worked nearly all day and only had two hours to rest until their next shift in the planes. They were dropping the parachuters behind the German lines. So when
the troops got past the beaches they would be able to stop the Germans blowing up the bridges. That way all the troops could march on into France and beyond to liberate all the people.
