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Delta Air Lines charter returns World War II veterans to Normandy for 79th D-Day anniversary

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For the second year in a row, over 40 World War II veterans embarked at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on a Delta...

[Willerzie, Belgium] Special Air Service (SAS) Commemoration with multiple Belgian Special Forces jumps

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Special Air Service (SAS) Commemoration with multiple Belgian Special Forces jumps Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet. Lest we forget. Willerzie, Belgium, Monday September 13th.Willerzie (in Walloon...

Three injured after North American B-25 Mitchell vintage WWII bomber crashes in California, United States

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On 19 September, a North American "Old Glory" TB-25N Mitchell vintage WWII bomber (registered N7946C and built in 1944) was severely damaged in an...

Moscow Domodedovo Airport launches an online exhibition to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory Day

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To mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, Moscow Domodedovo has opened an online exhibit, called “The Mirror of War”. The initiative is devoted...

[WWII Commemorations] “75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge” in Bastogne area (Belgium)

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Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Saint-Hubert. This Friday, December 13th and this weekend December 14th and 15th, the operation Piper Cub...

[75th Anniversary Commemoration] “Piper Cub Ardennes honouring Belgian skies”

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Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Saint-Hubert.September, no doubt, was quite hectic with all celebrations taking place in Belgium in order to...

[75th Anniversary Commemoration] Inauguration of the Monument “L-Birds 1944-1945” in Sibret, in the presence of Mrs Helen Patton, granddaughter of General Patton.

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Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Sibret. Further to the commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge taking place, the Project "Piper Cub...

Two British pilots attempt a world tour in a WWII Spitfire Mk.IX

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Symbol of the Battle of Britain in 1940, a demilitarised and glittering Spitfire took off on Monday for a long journey in some 30...

[Belgium National Day] “National Military Parade (Défilé) with Air Component low level pass”

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Today, 21 July, Belgium celebrates its National Independence Day. The Theme for 2019 is the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation. Festivities will take place all...

[Airshows] Flying Legends airshow Duxford 75 D-DAY Debriefing

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Flying Legends airshow Duxford 75 D-DAY debriefing July 13th & 14th 2019. Text by Benoît Denet & Martin GilletPictures by their respective authors. We've been travelling...

[WWII] 75th Anniversary D-Day – Tribute and Remembrance flight over Belgium (Belgian Air Component)

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75th Anniversary D-Day - Tribute & Commemorative flight over Belgium (Belgian Air Component) Pictures Credit : Courtesy of Benoît Denet.This Thursday, June 6th, 2019,...

Dakota C-47 “Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber”, Former Belgian Air Force K11 to return to Europe for WWII Commemorations.

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In June 2019 the D-Day Invasion will be the 75th commemoration. It will most probably be the very last large commemoration of this historical...

Daks Over Normandy (D-Day 75th WWII commemoration)

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75th Commemoration led by DAKS over Normandy "Lest we forget". Mark your Agenda as in June, a major 75th commemoration will be held for the...

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