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D-Day Squadron hopes to undertake 2024 tour

The proposed return follows a historic North Atlantic crossing in 2019 and it’s seeking funding to make it happen

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Who were the heroes of Tarrant Rushton?

Quiet Dorset farmland was once the base for a daring D-Day raid and the home of in-flight refuelling. Ken Ellis reflects on an airfield’s remarkable history

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How skilled were D-Day's troop carrier aircrew?

The US troop carrier aircrew of D-Day: poorly trained, cowardly or just low-grade? It’s time to debunk these myths

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D-Day Douglas C-47A for Boscombe Down Aviation Collection

In mid-March 2022, the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) at Old Sarum in Salisbury took delivery of the surviving nose section of Douglas C-47A-25-DK 42-93510.

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D-Day: Aerial Armada

Graham Pitchfork describes the massive airborne assault that paved the way for D-Day

Dutch DC-3 to fly passengers in the UK

DDA Classic Airlines from the Netherlands will be flying passengers from Cambridge in Douglas DC-3 PH-PBA in July.

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D-DAY TRIBUTES

PHOTO REPORT// D-DAY 75 The US Air Force led tributes for...

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Belgian D-Day F-16s

F-16AM FA-124 took part in the airshow at Base Aérienne 115...

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D-DAY ASSAULT GLIDERS

ORIGINS Germany devised and pioneered the troopcarrying glider...

D-Day Special One

The United States Air Force in Europe has painted this F-15E...