Air combat over Normandy, 1944

Color footage of an aircraft in aerial combat over Normandy, June 1944, photographed by cameraman Jack Lieb.

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After the landing in Normandy in June 1944, Allied air superiority was a decisive factor in the success of ground operations. Jack Lieb captured air combat scenes with his 16mm Kodachrome camera, documenting the air war over the invasion area. Color footage from this phase of the campaign is a rarity.

Resolution 5758 × 4320 px (24,9 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1944
Location Normandie
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH