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A Week of Rememberance

admin Aviation, Blog June 8, 2017C47, C53, DC3, dday, dday invasion

Since the beginning of June there have been many anniversaries regarding major events of WWII. The Battle of Dutch Harbor, AK honored the 75th anniversary on June 3-4th, the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway was June 3-7th and June 6th was the 73rd anniversary of the Normandy Invasion known as D-Day.

Since I was having a little maintenance problem I missed a couple of those but I figured it would work out for today’s post.

It’s impossible to say which of any event had more significance then the other. The Battle of Dutch harbor which was part of the Aleutian Campaign was the only battle on American Soil by the Japanese. It was a lesser known but strategically important campaign that shouldn’t be forgotten. The Battle of Midway and the D-Day invasion of Normandy are far more known with movies and books written about both. The best part of this year has been seeing the amount of press each event has gotten. They all deserve to be remembered along with those that fought in them.

In Memory of D-Day

admin Aviation, Blog June 6, 2016dday invasion, june 6th 1944, operation overlord

Today is a very important day in World History. Seventy Two years ago, thousands of allied ships and men stormed the beaches of Normandy to break the German hold on Europe. While it was only part of a much larger war, it was the start of getting back what was taken. Many brave men were lost and far fewer remain today to tell their stories. If you have ever been fortunate enough to meet such a person, give him your thanks.

In preparation for the next day invasion, every aircraft that was taking part was painted with black and white stripes so that they could be identified from the ground as allies. Thousands of men would later jump out of those same planes. It’s hard to imagine what that would have been like or what they were thinking about at that time.