Friday, June 6, 2014

D-Day 70 commerations

Around the World today, many are taking the time to honor the historic D-Day events.  We want to add our voice!  Thank you to all the veterans who are still with us.  Thank you to those who paid the ultimate price.  Thank you to the families that have a WWII veteran in their ranks.  Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude - so we'll keep it simple.... THANK YOU!

Video: D-Day veterans fly in same C-47 used during invasion - FOX 9 News | A group of veterans got on the plane they once flew over Normandy to liberate the first French town from the Nazis. Their old C-47 was ready for another mission, letting pilots and paratroopers, now more than 90 years old, go back in time....

Mount Airy man among B-17 crew who participated in D-Day 70 years ago * Fox8 | MOUNT AIRY — Henry W. Harris was a crew member aboard a B-17 bomber on June 6, 1944, a mission in which his group of 64 planes dropped bombs to pave the way for British forces to invade Normandy, France...

D-Day Daks Fly Over France for 70th Anniversary * Warbirds News | A small fleet of C-47s http://www.warbirdsnews.com/uncategorized/d-day-daks-returned-france.html gathered in Britain and France over the past few weeks to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings today on June 6th, 2014. The aircraft flew in from several different countries with a number flying all the way from the USA. Since many of the Dakotas/C-47′s dropped troops over Normandy on the night of June 5th/6th, a few hours before the seaborne and glider invasion struck the French coast, several parachute demonstrations already took place yesterday....

D-Day Commemoration: RAF Museum WWII Typhoon Now on Display at Canada Aviation and Space Museum · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE- Visitors to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (CASM) now have the rare privilege of admiring a legendary Second World War aircraft – the last remaining of its kind – exactly 70 years after the D-Day beginning of the Normandy landings.The Royal Air Force Museum (RAFM) of London, U.K., has bestowed upon CASM the prestigious honour of lending its iconic Hawker Typhoon Mk. IB MN235. This Typhoon is the sole remaining complete aircraft of its kind....

D-Day remembered through vintage aircraft at local air show - Fox 59 | FISHERS, Indiana – It should be a special weekend in the sky.  Seventy years after the Allied Forces stormed the shores of Normandy, aviation’s role on D-Day will be honored and remembered at the Warbird Expo in Fishers....

Three P-51s to honor D-Day Anniversary - The Suburban Times | A formation of vintage World War II P-51s will fly over Puget Sound, from Bellingham to Olympia on Friday, June 6 to honor the 70th Anniversary of D-Day Veterans....

WWII B-25 Bomber Flies in for D-Day Remembrance - KREX News Channel 5 | MONTROSE, Colo. - A B-25 bomber that actually flew missions in World War Two landed in Montrose Regional Airport Thursday afternoon. The airplane will be on display at The Black Canyon Jet Center throughout the weekend...

Video: RAF Red Arrows perform aerial acrobatics at D-Day commemoration - Belfast Telegraph | The Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, staged a spectacular air show in the city of Portsmouth on June 5 as part of an event held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings. This video, captured by Portsmouth resident Luke Stratford, shows Red Arrow planes flying in formation during the event...

D-Day 70: The Red Arrows in pictures - Portsmouth News | THOUSANDS of people watched the Red Arrows soar across the sky above Southsea Common. The display team carried out a 22-minute display as part of the commemorations for the 70th anniversary of D-Day...

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