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Why wasn't there more fighter aircraft strafing the beaches with close air support on Omaha beach on D-day?
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∙ 16y ago
Poor weather hampered some Allied air operations, but the biggest issue was interoperability between the US Services. Naval bombardment was lobbing shells the equivalent of freight trains at 2000 feet altitude over the beaches, which made it difficult for fighter-bombers to drop down and strafe...Things were so confusde on the beachhead that little coordination was made between Air and Naval assets.
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∙ 9y agoAllied aircraft operating from Britain on D-Day made approximately 14,000 missions. -You can imagine the air was fairly crowded. - Secondly the naval fire support was aimed just behind all beaches and made 'strafing ' very dangerous. - A naval shell passing through your aircraft is NOT a happy event.
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