In June the long-awaited invasion of occupied Europe arrived. Page and his squadron were tasked with providing air superiority over the invasion convoy and beaches. At age 24 he felt an old man compared to the young pilots around him. He anticipated a bloody air fight with the Luftwaffe over the beaches of Normandy, but this never materialized. After a week his squadron was transferred to a newly set up airfield in Normandy. Their air time now was centred on ground support attacks. The dust of the dirt field tended to get into the machinery and occasionally caused their guns to jam. This worked as an excuse Page used to take his aircraft out with one or two companions to do "gun checks", resulting in many strafing attacks on German traffic and occasional air fights.
