D-Day 80 celebrates with legacy C-47s flying over Omaha Beach

Crew members prepare the Placid Lassie Douglas C-47 Skytrain for flight at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2024. The “Placid Lassie” is a World War II legacy aircraft that flew in a handful of operations during WWII to include; Neptune, Market Garden, Repulse and Varsity from 1944-1945. As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day the U.S. military operates across the globe with agile forces and flexible military capabilities to respond to changes in the operational environment and reinforce U.S. commitment to Allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Lazaro)

Date

2024-06-06

Photographer / author

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Lazaro

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

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photograph

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6,048 × 4,024 pixels

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