[Belgian Air Force] remembrance flight over Brussels

[Marc Smits] Hommage aux pilotes belges de 1939-1945

Ouest-France Crépon. Hommage aux pilotes belges de 1939-1945

[www.florennesairbase.be] Les 349e et 350e escadrilles mises à l'honneur en Normandie

ACTU EN COURS La revue en ligne de la base aérienne de Florennes. http://www.florennesairbase.be/actu-en-cours/?fbcli… View Now

Voices From the Past | Mitchell Ops on D-Day

Voices From the Past | Mitchell Ops on D-Day On D-Day (5/6 June) 98 Sqn were to attack railway lines and the airfield near Caen with 1000lb bombs. Lorne MacFarlane was flying Mitchell Mk.II FW253 "F"… http://vimeo.com/339009222?fbclid=IwAR05urRPfOo9bEF… View Now

[mil.be] ‘Invasion stripes’ als eerbetoon aan 75 jaar Bevrijding / Les Invasion Stripes rendent hommage aux 75 ans de la Libération

Thx Philippe for sharing

‘Invasion stripes’ als eerbetoon aan 75 jaar Bevrijding Op 6 juni 1944 werd het startschot gegeven voor de invasie van de westerse geallieerden in het door Duitsland bezette West-Europa. Operatie Overlord, de codenaam voor de invasie, begon met massale luchtlandingen, gevolgd door de grootste amfibische… http://www.mil.be/nl/artikel/invasion-stripes-als-e… View Now

Les Invasion Stripes rendent hommage aux 75 ans de la Libération Le 6 juin 1944, nos alliés occidentaux reçurent le signal visant à libérer l’Europe de l’Ouest du joug allemand. L'opération Overlord, nom de code de l'invasion, débutait par des atterrissages massifs suivis du plus grand assaut amphibie que l'hist… http://www.mil.be/fr/article/les-invasion-stripes-r… View Now

GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.28 – Closing the Falaise Gap

Huw Hopkins posted: "Following the initial landings and the crux of the breakout, the Battle of Normandy hit a big turning point with the Allied encirclement and almost complete annihilation of the German army in the Falaise Gap. Huw Hopkins pens for GAR. Allied forces were m" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.28 – Closing the Falaise Gap by Huw Hopkins Following the initial landings and the crux of the breakout, the Battle of Normandy hit a big turning point with the Allied encirclement and almost complete annihilation of the German army in the Falaise Gap. Huw Hopkins pens for GAR. Read more of this post Huw Hopkins | August 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm |  URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/PH2PK Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2014/08/21/d-day-70-pt-28-closing-the-falaise-gap/

GAR [New post] D-Day 70 – Pt.27 – The Normandy Trail: Commemorations, 06-08/06/14

Elliott Marsh posted: "As GAR's D-Day 70th anniversary coverage continues, Elliott Marsh looks back at the commemorative events and parachute drops held in Normandy's American sector over the weekend of 6-8 June 2014. Friday, 6 June 2014 0530, 6 June 2014. D-Day. Typically jaun" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.27 – The Normandy Trail: Commemorations, 06-08/06/14 by Elliott Marsh As GAR's D-Day 70th anniversary coverage continues, Elliott Marsh looks back at the commemorative events and parachute drops held in Normandy's American sector over the weekend of 6-8 June 2014. Read more of this post Elliott Marsh | August 11, 2014 at 7:30 pm | Tags:  URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/qYhtP

Fwd: [vintage-and-warbirds] Thunderbolt I and II uniquely marked D-Day 50th - the first heritage flight?

Forwarded message - From: Steve Link steven_link

 

Really great 5 page article. Go to the next page at the bottom of the text. One lucky photog.

I've been lucky enough to have the camera get me into the same type situations a few times….

http://tinyurl.com/lz2a2e7

Video Odon Godart, Météo Bomber Command | SONUMA

Eisenhower prévoyait le débarquement des troupes alliées sur les plages de Normandie dans la nuit du 4 au 5 juin 1944. Mais, sous les conseils d'Odon Godart, météorologiste de la RAF, l'opération est repoussée au lendemain, afin de bénéficier de conditions météo plus favorables...

http://www.sonuma.be/archive/odon-godart-m%C3%A9t%C3%A9o-bomber-command#.U6nFVcFDfOo.gmail

Air & Space Magazine : The Pilot Who Led the D-Day Invasion

History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Air & Space Magazine T http://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/pilot-who-l…

GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.22 – Operation OVERLORD: Allied Airpower over Normandy, 6 June 1944

Elliott Marsh posted: "6 June, 1944.  After nearly five years of war, this was it.  The fight for the free world.  The Allies flew thousands upon thousands of sorties on D-Day; heavy and medium bombers pummelled coastal defences, fighter-bombers kept the roads and railways clea" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.22 – Operation OVERLORD: Allied Airpower over Normandy, 6 June 1944 by Elliott Marsh 6 June, 1944. After nearly five years of war, this was it. The fight for the free world. The Allies flew thousands upon thousands of sorties on D-Day; heavy and medium bombers pummelled coastal defences, fighter-bombers kept the roads and railways clear of traffic and a terrific umbrella of fighter cover swept the skies free of Luftwaffe fighters. Elliott Marsh looks at the vital role played by the British and American air forces during the opening salvo of Operation OVERLORD, and the effect that this 'day of days' had on the men tasked with supporting the greatest invasion the world had ever seen. Read more of this post Elliott Marsh | June 6, 2014 at 7:30 pm | Tags: URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/jzpEx

GAR [New post] D-Day 70 – Pt.19 – Operation OVERLORD: British Airborne Landings

Elliott Marsh posted: "At 2256 on 5 June 1944, six Halifax bombers climbed aloft from Tarrant Rushton, England, towing behind them six wooden Horsa gliders carrying troops from the D/2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, an element of the 6th Airlanding Brigade, B" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.19 – Operation OVERLORD: British Airborne Landings by Elliott Marsh At 2256 on 5 June 1944, six Halifax bombers climbed aloft from Tarrant Rushton, England, towing behind them six wooden Horsa gliders carrying troops from the D/2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, an element of the 6th Airlanding Brigade, British 6th Airborne Division. The men within the fragile Horsas were part of the opening salvo of Operation OVERLORD, amongst the first troops to land behind enemy lines as the airborne phase of the invasion got underway in the fading Spring light. Elliott Marsh presents an overview of the British Airborne's contribution on D-Day. Read more of this post Elliott Marsh | June 5, 2014 at 12:00 pm | T | URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/hZNjo

GAR [New post] D-Day 70 – Pt.18 – Dakotas depart HMS Daedalus for Normandy

Elliott Marsh posted: "On Wednesday, 4 June 2014, eight Douglas DC-3 Dakotas from eight countries departed from their staging base at HMS Daedalus, Hampshire, and headed South towards Normandy to begin a weekend of commemorative parachute jumps and flypasts to mark the 70th ann" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.18 – Dakotas depart HMS Daedalus for Normandy by Elliott Marsh On Wednesday, 4 June 2014, eight Douglas DC-3 Dakotas from eight countries departed from their staging base at HMS Daedalus, Hampshire, and headed South towards Normandy to begin a weekend of commemorative parachute jumps and flypasts to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation OVERLORD, the D-Day landings. Elliott Marsh was there for GAR. Read more of this post Elliott Marsh | June 4, 2014 at 7:30 pmURL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/hU3Rz

GAR: [New post] D-Day 70 – Pt.16 – Operation OVERLORD: Cracking the Atlantic Wall

Elliott Marsh posted: "As Operation OVERLORD drew near, the Allied air forces turned their attention to a brief but intense bombing campaign against the Normandy coastal gun batteries and radar sites which could pose a real and major threat to the seaborne forces on D-Day.  Ell" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.16 – Operation OVERLORD: Cracking the Atlantic Wall by Elliott Marsh As Operation OVERLORD drew near, the Allied air forces turned their attention to a brief but intense bombing campaign against the Normandy coastal gun batteries and radar sites which could pose a real and major threat to the seaborne forces on D-Day. Elliott Marsh summarises some of the final efforts to neutralise Germany's defensive forces in the days prior to 6 June 1944. Read more of this post Elliott Marsh | June 3, 2014 at 7:30 pm |URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/EJXzZ

GAR [New post] D-Day 70 – Pt.15 – Operation OVERLORD: The Transportation Plan

Elliott Marsh posted: "The Allies recognised a simple, undeniable fact when planning Operation OVERLORD: Rommel must not be able to muster inland reinforcements to crush the invasion forces at the Normandy beachhead.  The very success of D-Day depended on it.  So began perhaps " New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.15 – Operation OVERLORD: The Transportation Plan by Elliott Marsh The Allies recognised a simple, undeniable fact when planning Operation OVERLORD: Rommel must not be able to muster inland reinforcements to crush the invasion forces at the Normandy beachhead. The very success of D-Day depended on it. So began perhaps the most important phase of the OVERLORD air plan; the sustained and devastating assault of railways and bridges in northern Europe. The German occupiers were about to feel the full effect of the Allies' "Transportation Plan". Elliott Marsh writes for GAR. Read more of this post Elliott Marsh | June 3, 2014 at 12:00 pm | T URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/07X5o

Video: D-Day "The Royal Air Force 1945/1947 Part 5/6 - The Air Plan" (including Typhoons & Mitchells)

The Transportation plan was a vital task performed by Allied air forces to disrupt the logistic of the German army before, during and after D-Day. This movie published after WW2 depicts the roles of the 2nd Tactical Air Force until the liberation of Brussels The Royal Air Force 1945/1947 Part 5/6 - The Air Plan by VentosDeGuerra ©2014 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.13 – Operation OVERLORD: Allied Reconnaissance

Huw Hopkins posted: "Key to the success of the Normandy invasion was the allied reconnaissance in the months and years preceding the operation. The RAF and USAAF Photo Reconnaissance squadrons worked tirelessly on dangerous missions to gain the information required to establi" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.13 – Operation OVERLORD: Allied Reconnaissance by Huw Hopkins Key to the success of the Normandy invasion was the allied reconnaissance in the months and years preceding the operation. The RAF and USAAF Photo Reconnaissance squadrons worked tirelessly on dangerous missions to gain the information required to establish the target for Operation OVERLORD. Huw Hopkins details their exploits. Read more of this post Huw Hopkins | May 26, 2014 at 7:30 pm |  URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/3XAEX Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2014/05/26/d-day-70-pt-13-operation-overlord-allied-reconnaissance/

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