D-Day Hudson - T-shirt Westland Lysander The Fighting Swordsmen or VFA-32

The Fighting Swordsmen or VFA-32 are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron currently based at Naval Air Station Oceana

Initially the Union Flag was painted on early combat aircraft

performing many roles as a nuclear strike aircraft

The Beaver first flew in 1948 and entered service with the Army Air Corps in the mid 1960s

D-Day Hudson - T-shirt Westland Lysander The Fighting Swordsmen or VFA-32Lockheed Hudson 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.