D-Day Tempest - T-shirt Blériot This success led to the

This success led to the development of the legendary Spitfire and many other types

The Swift first flew 29th December 1948

833 aircraft

From air power artist Peter Van Stigt this illustration captures one of the legendary dam's raids

3s took on the ground attack role in support of troops on the ground

D-Day Tempest - T-shirt Blériot This success led to theHawker Tempest The Allied Expeditionary Air Force was formed to control the tactical air power of the Allied Air Forces during Operation Overlord. It was also a component of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. On June 6th 1944 over 12,000 allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties.