![German fighters take on American P-47 Thunderbolts from the 56th Fighter Group, 61st Fighter Squadron near the Dutch border in March 1944. The center plane, “Our Gal Sal,” was piloted by Lieutenant Robert Shoens.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/M208003-crop-760x428.jpg)
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Victory Delayed: The Battle for Air Supremacy in World War II
By Eric HammelThe popular conception of the struggle in the air over northern Europe during World War II is of squadrons of sleek fighters racing over the German heartland to protect contrailed streams of lumbering bombers stretching beyond sight. Read more