i love the brittish pilots for holding out so long, if they had fallen there would BE no invasion.
we were half the invasion force...
http://militaryhistoryonline.com/wwi.../overlord.aspx
and i did another quick search
http://www.p38lessonplan.com/dday.htm "Six divisions were to land on the first day: three U.S., two British, and one Canadian. Two more British and one U.S. division were to follow up after the assault division had cleared the way through the beach defenses."