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D-Day Plus 75 Years

June 6, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The 75th anniversary celebrations for Operation Overlord, better known now as D-Day, reached a crescendo today with the massed fly-over along the beachheads and landing zones of Normandy, France where the June 6th, 1944 invasion […]

Dynamic Aviation Is Both Supporting and Participating with the D-Day Squadron

May 29, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Dynamic Aviation of Bridgeport, Virginia has a long-established and impeccable pedigree within the aviation industry, along with a diverse portfolio of interests. They have also played a significant role in supporting the preservation and promotion […]

D-Day Squadron Update – Clipper Tabitha May Arrives Duxford – Others Depart Goose Bay

May 22, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Clipper Tabitha May was the first of the fifteen Douglas transports that make up the D-Day Squadron to arrive in Duxford, England yesterday afternoon. The magnificent aircraft, resplendent in her vintage Pan American World Airways […]

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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 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 […]

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 […]

D-Day Squadron Depart Oxford, CT May 19th

March 25, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

This coming May 19th the D-Day Squadron will depart from Waterbury-Oxford Airport just three miles north of Oxford, Connecticut on the first leg of their journey to Europe to take part in the Daks over […]

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Daks Over Normandy Announces Historic Route for D-Day Celebrations

February 24, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

As most readers will be well aware, Daks Over Normandy is the umbrella organization arranging for the assembly of several dozen Douglas DC-3/C-47 transports to take part in the celebrations surrounding the 75th Anniversary of […]

Warbird Restorations

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

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