To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-day, the skies over Normandy will be filled with meticulously restored Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakotas -- the same aircraft which carried the men across the English Channel and into battle.
One of the most significant dates in modern history -- June 6, 1944 -- marks when 160,000 Allied troops stormed the heavily fortified, 50-mile coastline of Normandy, France, in an effort to liberate Western Europe during World War II.
The Daks Over Normandy event was organized to honor the service and sacrifice of the troops who"risked life and limb to bring about the beginning of the end" of the War in Europe. "These are the aircraft. Not aircraft like this -- these are the aircraft that carried these paratroopers and flew during the war," Eric Zipkin, a pilot and coordinator for the U.S. effort, said.
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