The D-Day Squadron gathered US-based C-47s to fly to Europe in 2019 to take part in the Daks Over Normandy celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. The effort will be repeated again in few weeks. (photo by Tom Demerly via D-Day Squadron)
Warbird Digest is proud to announce our support for the D-Day Squadron and the organization’s herculean efforts to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day next year.
The D-Day Squadron is part of the Tunison Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization which operates the historic, D-Day veteran Douglas C-47 Skytrain known affectionately as Placid Lassie. In June 2019, the D-Day Squadron will lead an American fleet of these historic, fully-restored C-47s to Britain to take part in Daks Over Normandy.
Daks Over Normandy will feature more than thirty, internationally-based Douglas transports in a flyover near the shores of Normandy, France, delivering 250 paratroopers onto one of the original D-Day drop zones, seventy five years to the day since that historic flight on June 6th, 1944. This event will honor the citizen soldiers whose bravery lead the Allies towards the liberation of France and, ultimately, to a victorious conclusion of the devastating Second World War in Europe. Daks Over Normandy will also help instill the memory of the Greatest Generation and stories of their self-self-sacrifice in the hearts and minds of the many thousands who will be there to witness the spectacle, something we should all support.
The newly launched D-Day Squadron will be gathering US-based C-47s to fly to Europe in 2019 to take part in the Daks Over Normandy celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. (photo by Tom Demerly via D-Day Squadron)
Warbird Digest believes strongly in the D-Day Squadron’s mission, and as a result, we will be donating $25 to their organization for each new magazine subscription we receive. This will be a part of our contribution to the greater cause.
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Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
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