Well it's the 6 th of June here Now, The Beginning of the end 61 year's later.

It doe’s give the Lanc a different look, I liked it too!!

DAY 2

Forgot these

Last of mine now 😉 ,
I must crash very soon 😮 , I have that sinking feeling, the floor seem’s to be coming closer, and is starting to look more comfortable :p .

” Gut Nacht “

Good one Papa!!! 😉

Don’t forget the mighty Swordfish!
From page 148 of the book, 816 Sqn making a practice rocket attack. They and their fellow squadrons helped to protect the invasion fleet against seaborne attack.

If the BBMF are starting to think of the next Lancaster identity after ‘Mickey’, i think we have a contender, (see stormbird’s last post) :dev2: 🙂

What bare metal strip and paint it in RCAF post war colours ???????

More D-Day Aircraft

Well just a few more, but of course there were many, many more type’s involved in operation ” Overlord “.

Someone else can fill in some gap’s, or just talk about what should be here 😉 .

Good Aircraft related, D-day story’s are most welcome too, if you Know any Lady’s and Gent’s 🙂 .

Here we go again. Enjoy!!! :dev2: .

Good on ya all the Lad’s involved in WW2, We do, and alway’s will remember your service to our Country’s forever 😉 .

R.I.P all other’s lost 🙁 .

whoop’s last Lanc shot should be with lanc’s, bugger!!

If the BBMF are starting to think of the next Lancaster identity after ‘Mickey’, i think we have a contender, (see stormbird’s last post) :dev2:

🙂

What about these then.

:dev2: I did it a bit off the top of my head, Think these were all there!!! 😉 .

Did try to get interesting shot’s, ENJOY! 😉

(All from Axl’s again)

All good comment’s, I may soon return here with a few more plane’s, who did big thing’s, for D-Day and beyond!!!.

The Pegasus Bridge glider drivers.

Superb airmanship.

Moggy

My vote is for all the Coastal aircraft in Operation Cork March/April/May/June 1944.

20,000 square miles of sea at the Western end of the Channel. Each square mile “illuminated” by radar every 30 minutes.

350 aircraft maintaining a 30 aircraft standing patrol to keep the U-Boats from leaving their lairs and getting into the troop convoys.

12 hours after the start of Overlord 15 set sail from Brest closely followed by those from the other Biscay ports.

On the night of 7/8 June 36 U-Boats tried to make a high speed dash to the vessels off the beaches but Coastal Command and the FAA sank six and damaged six causing them to be withdrawn.

Only six Schorkel U-Boats breached the Channel they sank two frigates and one tank landing ship before the Allied Naval forces drove them out of the Channel.

Just think of the outcome to D-Day and D+1 if the 36 U-Boats had reached the convoys un-opposed.

Regards
Ross

if could recomend any group though it would be those heroic glider pilots.

lancaster

Hi,
My nomination the lancaster,
The units ( 617 ?) , dropping window to make it appear a second invasion fleet was heading for the pas de calais area, and that normandy was a feint.
Cheers
Jerry

a few aircraft which survive 61 years on from D-Day

I can only think of the guys who at this very moment 61 years ago were just loading into Gliders and Transports, or starting their journey across the Channel in ships and landing craft, who had mere hours left to live.

Lets not forget the sacrifice made to give us the lives we enjoy today.