OPERATION OPERATION £1.45 No.4363 OPERATION OPERATION B YMARCH1944PREPARATIONSFORTHELIBERATIONOFFRANCEWEREIN STORY FERG HANDLEY ART KEITHPAGE COVER IAN KENNEDY FULLSWINGBUT,THEFORTHELANDINGSTOBESUCCESSFUL,THEENEMY DEFENCESFIRSTNEEDEDSOFTENINGUP,WHICHCOULDN’TBEACHIEVEDBY AIRPOWERALONE.ONECOOL,MOONLESSNIGHTALONELANDINGCRAFT MADEITSWAYACROSSTHEWATERSOFTHEENGLISHCHANNEL,BOUNDFOR AREMOTESTRETCHOFTHENORMANDYCOASTLINE.