Susan Loricchio submitted the following photo and note: “C47s and T-6 Texans pay tribute to Liberty, flying the Hudson River, past the Statue of Liberty, as a practice formation flight, a day before beginning their journey to England. To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the D-Day Squadron met up with other C47s and Dakotas […]
D-Day Squadron
World War II pilot returns to British airfield as part of D-Day commemorations
World War II Pathfinder pilot Lt. Col. David Hamilton from Prescott, Arizona, visited the same British airfield from which he and fellow pilots launched a pre-D-Day invasion strike on June 5, 1944. Hamilton’s visit to RAF North Witham in Lincolnshire, England, on June 2, 2019, is part of the activities taking place in England surrounding […]
D-Day Squadron to take off from KOXC
“It’s very likely we’ll never see an event like this again.”
Aircraft Spruce reinforces mission of D-Day Squadron
Once arriving in Duxford Airfield in the UK, the D-Day Squadron will participate in multiple events on June 2-5, 2019.
New educational program released for 75th anniversary of D-Day
“I committed then to never allow this history to be lost to future generations.”