On Friday, May 17th, I went chasing after the Normandy Dakotas of the “D-Day Squadron” that were forming up at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in central Connecticut for a special mission. Ten C-47 Dakotas and Douglas DC-3 restored airliners were gathering up at Oxford for a six-stop trip across the Pond departing on Sunday, May 19th, ultimately […]
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A MORNING WITH THE D-DAY SQUADRON
Posted by Bill Sarama on June 15th, 2019
Posted in Anniversary Event, Special Event, warbirds 
Tags: C-47, C-53, D-Day Squadron, DC-3 
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Posted by Ken Kula on April 26th, 2019
Photo Credit: Patrick Albright, Ft Benning Public Affairs Office via D-Day Squadron Waterbury-Oxford Airport, CT (KOXC) Suggested $10 donation per person. It will be paid to the volunteers who will be stationed at various airport access points and in the parking areas( Maps will be available soon). Aircraft will be available for viewing, but likely […]
Posted in Anniversary Event, Museums, Special Event, U.S. Army, warbirds Tags: C-47/C-53/DC-3, D-Day Squadron, Waterbury-Oxford CT Comments Off on D-Day Squadron Announces Final Schedule Ahead of Their Trans-Atlantic FlightD-Day Squadron to Make Epic Trans-Atlantic Crossing in May
Posted by Ken Kula on April 6th, 2019
An amazing recreation of World War II transport operations will be assembled in Connecticut in just a few weeks. The D-Day Squadron is the American contingent of a larger anniversary commemoration in Great Britain and France, to be held during early June, 2019 – exactly seventy-five years from the dates of the great military parachute […]
Posted in Anniversary Event, Museums, Special Event, U.S. Army, warbirds Tags: D-Day Squadron, Daks Over Normandy, Douglas C-47, Douglas DC-3, June 6 2019 Comments Off on D-Day Squadron to Make Epic Trans-Atlantic Crossing in MayJASDF Hyakuri Air Festival 2018
Posted by Shawn Byers on January 12th, 2019
Editor’s Note: The JASDF is phasing out their venerable Phantoms, here’s Shawn Byers’ look at a recent celebration. The culmination of my ten day photographic bender in Japan was the JASDF Hyakuri Air Festival, held on Sunday December 2nd, 2018. Hyakuri Air Base is approximately 90 minutes driving time north of Tokyo. After hearing some […]
Posted in airshows, Anniversary Event, Warbird Fighters Tags: 302 Squadron, F-4EJ Phantom, Hyakuri Air Festival Comments Off on JASDF Hyakuri Air Festival 2018