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D-Day Squadron On The Way to Europe

May 21, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The last week has seen a flurry of activity with the D-Day Squadron as crews prepared for the final push to get their Douglas transport planes to Europe to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the […]

D-Day Squadron Flypast Over Washington, DC

May 17, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As the D-Day Squadron gathers their Douglas C-47s in Oxford, Connecticut in preparation for their imminent departure to Europe and the 75th Anniversary celebrations for D-Day this June, we thought it might be interesting for […]

Signature Flight Support Reinforcing Logistics for D-Day Squadron

May 14, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Oxford, Conn. – May 15th, 2019 – Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest network of Fixed Base Operations (FBOs), announced that it will partner with the D-Day Squadron in its journey to return original C-47 […]

D-Day Squadron C-47s in Washington DC Area to Celebrate Overlord 75th

May 10, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On Thursday May 9th, three of the anticipated six C-47s from the D-Day Squadron were on hand at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Maryland in preparation for the formation flyover of Washington, DC and Arlington […]

D-Day Squadron’s Mighty Fifteen – The American Contingent Flying to Normandy

May 7, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 2

By Moreno Aguiari and Richard Mallory Allnutt After almost 18 months of planning, fundraising and training, the D-Day Squadron, the American contingent of Douglas C-47 and DC-3 transports participating in Daks over Normandy, is about […]

Paratroopers to Perform WWII Combat Jump at The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

May 3, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Paratroopers will perform a WWII combat jump over the skies of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on May 13 at approximately 10 a.m. as part of the events commemorating […]

Phillips 66 Joins Effort to Commemorate D-Day

April 22, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Phillips 66® Aviation and Phillips 66® Lubricants are proud to support the “Miss Montana to Normandy” mission to fly a historic C-47 warbird in […]

D-Day Squadron Announces Kick-Off for North Atlantic Crossing

April 22, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Oxford, Conn. – April 22nd, 2019 – The D-Day Squadron, part of the Tunison Foundation, announced the starting point for the Squadron’s journey to Europe over the original “Blue Spruce” route to commemorate the 75the […]

RocketRoute Offers Unprecedented Flight Support to Aid D-Day Squadron Atlantic Crossing

April 12, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

RocketRoute, a leading provider of Flight Plan Filing and Management, is providing the D-Day Squadron part of the Tunison Foundation full support in preparing, organizing, managing and following the flights of all C-47 and DC-3 […]

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D-Day Squadron Making News at SUN ‘n FUN

March 28, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Oxford, Conn. – March 28th, 2019 – The D-Day Squadron, part of the Tunison Foundation, announced today that the organization will be hosting a press conference during SUN ‘n FUN, one of the nation’s premier […]

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